Jadavpur University Violence: BJP Says ABVP Is Not Its Student Wing, Distances Party From Clash
Kolkata: Amid clash between ABVP and SFI over general body meeting, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya distances BJP from ABVP. Talking to the media, Bhattacharya said that ABVP is not the student’s wing of BJP. “ABVP is an independent body and they will respond to whatever they are doing. ABVP is not the student’s wing of BJP,” said Bhattacharya.…
BJP state president and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya has distanced the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the All India Vijay Sangh (ABVP) following a violent clash between ABVP and SFI supporters at Jadavpur University in Kolkata. The BJP leader stated that ABVP is an independent body and not the student's wing of the BJP, emphasizing that ABVP will be held accountable for their actions.
The violence erupted inside the university campus when ABVP supporters clashed with SFI supporters over a general body meeting, resulting in the destruction of posters and damage to university property. Several students are reported to be trapped inside the administrative building, Aravinda Bhavan, and police are investigating the incident.
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