Baseless allegations being made against my daughter: D Raja

CPI leader D Raja on Sunday defended his AISF leader-daughter, whose name figures in the list of JNU students accused of raising anti-India slogans, and hit out at political rivals for making "irrational and baseless" allegations in this regard.

The CPI National Secretary also dismissed charges that opposition parties are seeking political gain out of the situation at JNU and claimed the Left Front-Congress are "extremely concerned" over the developments at the varsity and fighting to protect its interest.

"I know my daughter better than anybody else. She is a leader of All India Students' Federation (AISF). And anyone who knows history of AISF, its ideology and politics, they will never make such baseless, irrational, absurd allegations," Raja said. The Rajya Sabha member countered allegations by BJP that opposition parties are seeking gains out of the situation at JNU, saying the Left Front-Congress are fighting to ensure the JNU remains as "one of the best" varsities in the country.