JNU: The incident happened at the Kaveri hostel at 3:30 pm.
Mess staff in New Delhi : Two groups of students got into an argument on Sunday afternoon at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi, allegedly over meat served at a hostel canteen at a Ram Navami event.
Six students were injured in the incident at the Kaveri hostel at 3.30pm.
Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) alleges that members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) beat up the secretary of the unit and barred staff from serving meat dishes at the hostel.
Opposing that, the ABVP, student body of BJP BJP adviser Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, said members of the left-wing organizations had tried to prevent Pooja from being hosted at the hostel.
Both sides accused each other of throwing stones and injuring their members.
Police were called to the tertiary institution.
“There is no violence yet. The protest is over. We are all standing here with our team. At the request of the university, we have come here. We are trying to keep the peace,” Manoj C was quoted as saying by PTI news agency Pano.
JNUSU also accused ABVP of using “muscle power and goondaism” to build Rucksack.
“They were forcing and attacking the mess committee to change the dinner and bring out the usual non-vegetarian items in it for all students,” the students’ statement said.
JNU and its hostels are designed to be inclusive and not just partial, ”he added.
ABVP has dismissed JNUSU allegations.
Some regular students have organized a pooja and havan program at the beautiful Ram Navami event at 3:30 PM at the Kaveri hostel.
“This pooja was joined by a large number of JNU ordinary students. The Leftists came to protest, block and prevent pooja from happening.
A few students are still protesting near the center.
“This afternoon, a message came on social media that ABVP members do not allow vegetarian food inside the campus. The riots often prepare non-vegetarian food on the weekends. However, ABVP members did not allow this food to be available. Be prepared,” said a student. -JNU Sarika tells the media ANI.
Some uninvited students had planned a pooja and havan program at the beautiful Ram Navami event at 3:30 pm at Kaveri Hostel. This pooja was joined by a large number of regular JNU students. The Leftists came to protest, block and block pooja. They created a false alarm on the issue of Right to Food ‘(Non-Vegetarian Food), they said.
The ABVP alleges that the pooja placards were displayed three days ago and since then, members of the Left and Congress-affiliated National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) have threatened and said they will not allow that. caught.
There is no food angle other than vegetables. Ten to 12 ABVP activists have been injured. When the students came out after pooja, they were suddenly caught unawares as a Left student started throwing stones at us and attacking us with sticks, “ABVP said.
The incident brought back memories of the January 5, 2020 violence at the school when a group of masked men stormed the school and headed for three students’ hostels, rioting with sticks, stones and metal, beating prisoners and breaking windows, furniture and metal. personal items.
At least 28 people, including JNU Students’ Union president Aishe Ghosh, were injured as a riot broke out at the school for about two hours.
Delhi police were attacked with impunity as a mob stormed the center, mainly by naming student union leaders, including Ghosh, in two competitions related to the vandalism.
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