Political graffiti is back on Jadavpur University’s whitewashed walls
The Students Federation of India (SFI) Jadavpur unit announced its “Reclaim Your Wall” programme in a social media post on Sunday evening
Political graffiti has reappeared on the whitewashed walls of Jadavpur University (JU) after students from Left unions repainted them on Monday. The university had recently covered the walls with white paint following Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's announcement that the government would not permit the campus to serve as a free ground for Maoist sympathizers.
The Students Federation of India (SFI) Jadavpur unit announced their "Reclaim Your Wall" initiative on Sunday evening, just hours after a contractor employed by the university's maintenance staff painted over the existing graffiti. According to a JU professor who spoke anonymously, members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) student wing, as well as others from Left student unions, participated in the repainting effort.
The incident occurred after the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a student organization tied to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), allegedly attempted to enter the campus the previous night during a clash between its members and supporters of Left student unions. The university filed a police complaint, but no arrests have been made yet.
The damage to a Nandalal Bose-designed JU emblem, which drew criticism from civil society, was seen as a catalyst for the repainting. State Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta condemned the incident, while Chief Minister Adhikari addressed a crowd outside the JU campus, criticizing what he perceived as selective outrage over political events.
The Congress party made no statement regarding the return of the political graffiti on the JU campus.
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