Hundreds of people including ex-servicemen took out a march from Rajghat to Jantar Mantar in Delhi today against what they termed as 'anti-national' activities in Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Several BJP and RSS workers also participated in the march, which was held under the banner of Save The Nation.

Addressing a press conference on Saturady, Major General (Retd) Dhruv C Katoch said the rally has been organised by an "apolitical" group 'People for Nation' which has "just been" established.

ABVP, the student wing of BJP, has been actively promoting the event sending out invites to the media, which Katoch downplayed claiming political parties "across the spectrum" have been invited to the event.

"We are completely for unfettered freedom of speech but there should not be debate on a few things. We will march against anti-national slogans raised during the event at the JNU campus. We simply want to initiate a counter-narrative through this," Katoch said.

"This clearly is an organised attempt by disruptive forces, possibly with foreign funding, to attempt to balkanize India," a statement released by the group said, adding such "anti-India" slogans have found resonance in other universities as well as the Kashmir Valley.

Air Marshall (Retd) P K Roy said "anti-national" slogans "demoralise" the soldiers guarding the country's frontiers. "A few unguided people resort to such activities. As elders, it is our responsibility to guide them," he said.

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