Some students were injured in a scuffle that broke out on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus on Sunday evening.According to a student union, tension was brewing on the campus since late afternoon after some Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members allegedly tried to stop non-vegetarian food from being cooked in the Kaveri hostel mess. On the other hand, the ABVP claimed that ‘Left’ students had tried to disrupt a Ram Navmi pooja which was being conducted in the hostel in the late afternoon.
DCP (southwest) Manoj C said the situation is peaceful at present. “Both the student parties are protesting peacefully. Appropriate legal action will be taken on receipt of complaint,” he added.“The incident took place between two groups. We entered the JNU premises after we got the permission from the JNU administration. They (students) were protesting at that time. Their allegations on police inaction are false,” the DCP (southwest) said.
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Clashes were reported from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) after students of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) allegedly stopped other left-leaning students from eating non-vegetarian food on Ram Navami today. ABVP students have also been accused of assaulting the mess secretary of the Kaveri Hostel on the campus.
The ABVP, on the other hand, has alleged that left-wing students had been interrupting Ram Navami prayers at the Kaveri Hostel.The university has issued a notice after the clashes, saying that there is no restriction on the consumption of non-vegetarian food in the campus mess. There is no prohibition from the university administration, it added.
“ABVP goons have created a violent atmosphere in Kaveri Hostel due to their politics of hate and divisive agenda,” the JNU Student Union (JNUSU) said.The union further alleged that ABVP students forced the mess committee to change the dinner menu and attacked the left-leaning students and those associated with the mess.“The menu has both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. Students can eat the food of their choice. But the ABVP workers created a ruckus by committing hooliganism. Along with this, the employees of the mess were also beaten up. ABVP workers pressurised the mess employees not to cook non-vegetarian food,” the union claimed.
