Following a dispute on Thursday night between members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and Left-backed groups, three students were hurt at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), according to police.
Videos released by student organizations depict mayhem on campus as students fight and blow each other up at a general assembly for the impending student union elections.
Last night, there was a fight among the students at the School of Languages after an argument between the groups over who would be on the election committee broke out.
In one of the videos, a man is seen throwing a cycle at a group of students, and in another, a student is seen bleeding from his head as he is led away from the group. According to a JNU official who spoke to news agency PTI, a few of them were injured and were admitted to Safdarjung Hospital.
The student organizations have laid blame for the altercation on one another, even though the university administration has not yet released a statement regarding the event. The police, however, stated that they have not been contacted about any complaints.
The Democratic Students’ Federation (DSF), which is affiliated with the Left, and the All India Students Association (AISA) claimed that members of the ABVP interrupted the meeting and used sexist and casteist remarks to intimidate security guards and threaten students.
“The VC office must acknowledge this act of vandalism and violence by the ABVP goons, whose faces are clearly visible and are seen in the videos circulating online. These perpetrators must be punished; they should be booked under relevant sections for unleashing such unprecedented violence,” the AISA said in a statement.
The right wing students’ group blamed JNU Students’ Union and Students’ Federation of India (SFI) president, Aishe Ghosh for launching a “vicious attack on students” and also targeting disabled students.
“The assault on students of the School of Language, Literature and Cultural Studies represents a grave violation of the principles of education, tolerance, and human decency,” the ABVP said.
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