The man who opened fire on students during a protest march against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) conducted by Jamia Coordination Committee | Photo Credit: IANS

New Delhi: The Hindu Mahasabha on Friday announced that the organisation would felicitate the accused in Jamia firing case. The outfit further called the shooter "a true nationalist like Nathuram Godse".

Hindu Mahasabha spokesperson Ashok Pandey said the organisation is "proud of the boy, who attempted to silence the anti-national activities on Jamia campus by giving the students there 'instant azadi'."

Shockingly, Pandey justified brandishing a gun to "punish anti-national activities" and said that even the law makes a distinction between cold-blooded murder and someone eliminated in the best interest of the country.

Pandey added that all the "anti-nationals like Sharjeel Imam and the ones on the Aligarh Muslim University campus, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Shaheen Bagh deserve to be shot".

He further announced that the Hindu Mahasabha will bear legal aid to the accused.

Tension flared near Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia University on Thursday when the man brandished a gun and opened fire at a group of anti-CAA protesters, injuring a student.

He was later seen as waving the firearm above his head and shouting 'Yeh lo azadi' despite the presence of police personnel.