BJP leader and Chhattisgarh Agriculture Minister Brij Mohan Agrawal is the latest politician to jump into the debate on anti-national slogans. Speaking to BJP workers at a function to mark the party’s anniversary, Agrawal said if “any anti-national slogans are shouted in front of BJP workers, then they should respond with full force”.

Speaking at the function at Ekatma Parisar in Raipur Wednesday, Agrawal said if anybody were to shout anti-India slogans, “we have the power to rip out their jaws”. He also said it was unfortunate that “even 69 years after Independence, anti-national slogans are being raised.” “Hamare karyakartaon ke saamne agar koi rashtra virodhi naara lagaye, toh uska jawaab puri takat ke saath dena chahiye ki hum log Bharatiya Janata Party ke hai. Ye iss desh ka durbhagya hai. Aur iss desh ke sabse bade rajneetik dal ke ek neta unko samarthan ke liye pahuch jaate hai. (If someone were to shout anti-national slogans in front of our workers, they should answer with full force. This is the misfortune of this country. And a leader of the biggest party of this country goes to support them),” he said, referring to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s visit to JNU.