
Bollywood celebrities like Farhan Akhtar, Sudhir Mishra and Vishal Dadlani strongly criticised the attack by Shri Rajput Karni Sena activists on a school bus carrying children and staff, terming it an act of "terrorism".
In Gurugram, a school bus carrying children and staff was also damaged in stone-pelting, though no one was said to be injured.
Here's how the celebrities reacted:
Attacking a school bus is not an agitation. It is terrorism. The people who did it are terrorists. Please refer to them as such.
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) January 25, 2018
Children of my country shiver with fear and cry....as karni Sena attacks a school bus....The elected Government looks the other way..The opposition party diplomatically reacts...aren’t u all ashamed to trade our children’s safety ..for ur vote bank politics..#justasking
— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) January 24, 2018
Every act of benevolence or hatred these days is done to please a constituency. I want to know who are the people who support an attack on children.
— Sudhir Mishra (@IAmSudhirMishra) January 24, 2018
Dear @narendramodi ji. Just today, in a BJP-run state, a bus full of school children were attacked by goons. This "discussion" has been on since November. Your Govts in 4 states have been unable to contain a bunch of criminals. Could you please denounce them publicly, at least? https://t.co/JiUB7r3lIT
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) January 24, 2018
Dear @INCIndia we are as surprised by your quiet as we are about everyone else's. Just so you know. A good opposition should be out there in the streets seeking justice. You are as responsible for this chaos as anyone else.
— Anubhav Sinha (@anubhavsinha) January 24, 2018
Whatever little honour was left, has also been lost by attacking a school bus of children.
— Shirish Kunder (@ShirishKunder) January 25, 2018