JNU Row: ABVP clashes with Jadavpur University union students; tears posters with 'anti-national slogans'

Supporters of ABVP allegedly clashed with the Jadavpur University union students on Wednesday afternoon after they resorted to tearing posters reading "anti-national slogans".

Around 3 pm, ABVP took out a massive rally to counter the previous day’s rally by students where pro-Afzal Guru slogans were raised. After their rally came to an end, they went on a rampage and started tearing posters. When Jadavpur University union students tried to stop them, they got into a scuffle. 

The situation remained tense till the last reports came in. 

On Tuesday, students of Jadavpur University raised pro-Afzal slogans while staging a protest in solidarity with the JNU students. "Afzal bole azaadi, Gilani bole azaadi," students raised slogans, adding, "Jab Kashmir ne mangi azaadi, Manipur bhi boli azaadi."

Kolkata: Jadavpur University students protest inside campus condemning anti-national activities pic.twitter.com/u69ArucpjR

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Kolkata: Jadavpur University students vandalise posters inside campus condemning anti-national activities pic.twitter.com/2gCQG9Fs3C

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However, a major section of students distanced themselves from the other students who raised pro-Afzal slogans, terming them as ‘fringe elements’ and not the students of the university.

Students' union Forum of Art Students leader Sounak Mukherjee told PTI that the majority view of the students was not reflected in the posters. "We are against it," he said. 

"These are some fringe elements. I met the students union leaders in the morning and they told me that they disassociate themselves with all anti-national slogans," Vice Chancellor Suranjan Das  told PTI.