Members of ABVP, Left-Leaning Student Unions Clash on JU Campus
The clash over a disputed general body meeting left about 6 to 7 ABVP students seriously injured, and police were deployed across the campus.
- Violence erupted at Jadavpur University on Wednesday night during a Faculty of Engineering and Technology Students' Union meeting, as supporters of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and Left-wing student organizations clashed, injuring several students.
- The conflict stemmed from a general body meeting, with both camps trading accusations over outsider involvement. ABVP claimed supporters were manhandled by Left-backed unions, while Left-wing groups alleged ABVP brought agitators to seize campus control.
- Witnesses reported fires set across campus and flags torn down during the confrontation. BJP MLA Sharbari Mukherjee visited KPC Medical College to check on injured students undergoing treatment.
- Following the violence, ABVP members protested at Jadavpur Police Station while filing FIRs against alleged attackers. Aurobindo Bhavan, the university's administrative headquarters, remained locked amid escalating tension and heavy police deployment.
- Student leader Srijan Bhattacharya demanded the state government hold student union elections soon, citing years without elections. Vice-Chancellor Chiranjeev Bhattacharya said round-the-clock police posting may be implemented on campus to prevent future incidents.
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