Ripples of JU clash reaches Presidency University and Midnapore College

Clashes between supporters of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and Students Federation of India (SFI) spread to Presidency University and Midnapore College in West Bengal after a violent incident at Jadavpur University. On Friday, SFI students organized a protest in Midnapore College against the violence at Jadavpur University.

ABVP members protested the rally, leading to a physical altercation between the two groups. SFI accused the ABVP of outsiders disrupting their campus, while ABVP claimed it was the responsibility of students to stop "anti-national" activities. Photographs of the skirmish at Midnapore College were broadcasted by local media and shared on social platforms.

Later that day, a group of ABVP supporters gathered outside Presidency University, where SFI members were making solidarity posters for their counterparts. Tensions rose when both factions displayed their flags and confronted each other. Police intervened to break up the confrontation. Following the incident, ABVP members proceeded to Calcutta University, where they engaged in an argument with Left-leaning students chanting "Bharat Mata ki Jai."

The police remained vigilant in the area overnight. SFI leader Bitan Islam condemned the violence at Presidency University, stating that 30 to 40 ABVP members from the north Kolkata unit were involved. The clash followed an earlier confrontation between ABVP and SFI at Jadavpur University over a general body meeting. On Wednesday night, ABVP supporters allegedly entered Jadavpur University in large numbers and vandalized the main building, burning SFI flags while trapping students inside.