Amid the chaos, the minister sat on the bonnet of a media vehicle and was seen making attempts to pacify the agitated students.
It wouldn't have been less than the worst nightmare for the Union Minister Babul Supriyo who faced massive protest by the students of the Jadavpur University at its campus on Thursday.
Babul Supriyo had gone to attend a seminar organised by the ABVP at the Jadavpur University, however, the left-wing students massively protested over his presence at the varsity during which he was even hackled by the left-wing students.
Amid the chaos, the minister sat on the bonnet of a media vehicle and was seen making attempts to pacify the agitated students.
However, the situation worsened further and Babul Supriyo had to be taken out from the campus by West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar who had arrived at the scene after receiving complaints from the BJP lawmaker.
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(With inputs from ANI)
1. Bengal Governor comes in rescue for Babul Supriyo
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Governor of West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar takes Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Babul Supriyo in his car from Jadavpur University Campus followed by a clash with supporters of Left-Wing Student Organisations in Kolkata on Thursday.
The BJP MP from Asansol parliamentary constituency was allegedly heckled by a section of students and was forced by Students' Federation of India (SFI) and All India Students Association (AISA) members to remain in the university campus, where he had gone to participate in an event organised by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the RSS. (Photo: ANI)
2. Babul Supriyo heckled by Jadavpur University students
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Union Minister of State Babul Supriyo was heckled by left-wing students at Jadavpur University in Kolkata on Thursday.
Police made heavy security arrangement outside the university campus ahead of the visit of the Governor who had to go to the university after police and university administration apparently failed to get the minister leave from the site of protest.
The left-wing student organisations' members protested against his visit to the campus and raised slogans against him demanding an apology. (Photo: ANI)
3. Supriyo had visited Jadavpur University to participate in an ABVP event
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Union Minister of State Babul Supriyo was heckled by left-wing students at Jadavpur University in Kolkata on Thursday.
Supriyo had arrived at Jadavpur University (JU) to address a seminar organised by the ABVP. (Photo: PTI)
4. Police personnel guard Jadavpur Univeristy gate amid protest against Union Minister by left-wing students
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Police personnel stand guard in front of the gate of Jadavpur University during a protest against Union Minister Babul Supriyo, as he participates in ABVP seminar at the university campus in Kolkata on Thursday.
In a communique, the university said its VC Dr Suranjan Das and a Professor VC PK Ghosh were admitted to a hospital in Dhakuria at around 6:40 pm after they complained of headache, vertigo, palpitation and nausea.
"Both of them suffered accelerated hypertension or a sudden onset of hypertension," the communique said. (Photo: PTI)
5. Left-wing students raise slogans against Babul Supriyo
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Left-wing students of Jadavpur University raised slogans during a protest against Union Minister Babul Supriyos participation in ABVP seminar in Kolkata on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)
6. Babul Supriyo left with Bengal Governor after left-wing students protested against him
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Governor of West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar takes Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Babul Supriyo in his car from Jadavpur University Campus followed by a clash with supporters of Left-Wing Student Organisations in Kolkata on Thursday.
Before arriving at the university, Governor Dhankhar in a statement said he took "a very serious view" of the "unlawful detention of a Union Minister" and observed that his gherao reflects the state's law and order situation.
He called University Chancellor Suranjan Das and state Chief Secretary Malay Kumar De on the matter. During his conversation with the VC, the Governor "indicated to him that it was improper for him not to have taken prompt steps in the matter". (Photo: ANI)
