Jadavpur University Violence: BJP Says ABVP Is Not Its Student Wing, Distances Party From Clash

Kolkata witnessed a violent clash between ABVP and SFI over a general body meeting at Jadavpur University on Thursday. BJP state president and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya distanced the BJP from the ABVP, stating that ABVP is an independent body and not the student's wing of the BJP. The violence erupted as ABVP supporters clashed with SFI supporters using sticks and bricks, causing damage to posters and flags.

The chaos even reached Aurobindo Bhawan, the administrative headquarters of the university, where several students were trapped inside. ABVP supporters claimed that there were no official union representatives in the university, while Left-backed students wanted to form the union unilaterally. ABVP's JU Unit President Nikhil Das was injured and taken to KPC Hospital.

BJP MLA Sarbari Mukherjee blamed SFI supporters for the ruckus and warned of bigger protests if SFI leaders didn't surrender to the police. The police reported the situation as peaceful at the time of the report.