Tukde Tukde is a group of people who talk of disintegrating India, says Expert

In a conversation with ETV Bharat, security expert Prakash Singh, while talking about 'Tukde Tukde' gang said that officially these people or party may not appear on papers however there is a section of people especially some people from some universities who talk of disintegrating India.

New Delhi:A day after Home Ministry said that there is no information concerning "tukde-tukde gang", security expert Prakash Singh in a conversation wit ETV Bharat said that, "Officially there might not be any tukde tukde gang, but it refers to those who talk about disintegrating India."

"Instead of going into the substance, we should look into its significance...The gang refers to a section of people especially a few selected universities and its people who talk of the disintegration of India," he said.

Singh said that there might not be any tukde tukde gang registered with the election commission, "however they are a group of people who talks about disintegrating India." They have been identified as a section of people, especially in some selected universities.

Singh further said that such a group of people can't also take advantage of the Home Ministry's denial of the presence of such a gang.

Singh had earlier served as Director-General in Border Security Force (BSF). He has also served as the Director-General of Assam Police.

Earlier, in an RTI reply to Saket Gokhale, Home Ministry ruled out the presence of such tukde tukde gang.

"Ministry of Home Affairs has no information concerning tukde tukde gang," said MHA in a reply on Monday.

Interestingly, Gokhale had filed the RTI application on December 26 after Home Minister Amit Shah had told in a rally that the "tukde tukde gang" needed to be taught a lesson.

It may be mentioned that the term was first used around the time Kanhiya Kumar, former JNU president was arrested in February 2016, when it was alleged that slogans threatening the integrity of the country were raised.