India, Jan. 13 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Monday said the "youth are the future of the nation", while attending the Swami Vivekananda Jayanti programme at Kirori Mal College on Monday.

The chief minister inaugurated the Swami Vivekananda Auditorium and unveiled the statue of Swami Vivekananda at the college lawn on National Youth Day. Referring to the recent Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) incident of sloganeering, Gupta said that such incidents were "unfortunate, upsetting and shocking to the country."

"It is unfortunate that students spoke against the country. The whole country is shocked by JNU-like incidents where bail is demanded for riots accused and terrorists are supported. The country finds it unfortunate that the...