The Jamia-Teachers'-Association said it was convinced the firing-incident at Jamia-Millia-Islamia took place as a direct result of Union-Minister and BJP-MP Anurag Thakur's speech inciting violence on protesters. "We are convinced that this shooting, which could have been fatal, was the direct result of the call to goli-maro or shoot by an elected Member-of-Parliament who is also the country's Minister-of-State for Finance," Jamia-Teachers' Association said.