Kargil martyr's daughter moves DCW over 'rape' threats from ABVP

Kargil martyr's daughter Gurmehar Kaur has moved the women's panel, claiming that she has received "rape threats" allegedly from ABVP members after she initiated a social media campaign against the RSS' student wing.

The 24-year-old Kaur, a Delhi University student, started the campaign "I am not afraid of ABVP", following violence at Ramjas college. The campaign went viral and received massive support from students across various universities.

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal said the panel has received a complaint from Kaur and the matter is being looked into.

In her complaint to the DCW, the student has said she has received "rape" threats on social media, allegedly from members of ABVP after she condemned "violence in name of nationalism" in the backdrop of the Ramjas incident.
 

Kaur, daughter of Kargil martyr Captain Mandeep Singh, had last week changed her Facebook profile picture holding a placard which read, "I am a student from Delhi University. I am not afraid of ABVP. I am not alone. Every student of India is with me. #StudentsAgainstABVP".

"The brutal attack on innocent students by ABVP is very disturbing and should be stopped. It was not an attack on protesters, but an attack on every notion of democracy that is held dear in every Indian's heart.

"It is an attack on ideals, morals, freedom and rights of every person born to this nation," she had said in a Facebook status.

The literature student's classmates and peers started sharing the post, prompting students from various universities across the country to change their profile pictures with the same placard, as the initiative went viral.

Ramjas college had last week witnessed large-scale violence between members of the AISA and the ABVP. The genesis of the clash was an invite to JNU students Umar Khalid and Shehla Rashid to address a seminar on 'Culture of Protests' which was withdrawn by the college authorities following opposition by the ABVP.