After a scuffle broke out between two student groups allegedly over eating non-vegetarian food on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus in the national capital on Sunday, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Monday said that whatever happened at the JNU campus was not right, adding that the sentiments of all communities must be respected.

Athawale in Pune while speaking to reporters said, "Whatever happened in JNU was not right and should not have happened." He further said, "Ram Navami is a holy festival for Hindus and if someone takes a stand to not eat non-vegetarian food, it is not wrong. All ideologies must be accepted. Sentiments of all communities must be respected." Athawale added that necessary action should be taken in the matter at the earliest and the culprits should be booked.