JNU violence: AISA-affiliated college students protest close to Delhi Police headquarters

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Scores of JNU college students affiliated to the All India Students Association staged a protest close to Delhi Police headquarters right here on Monday and demanded the arrest of ABVP activists for his or her alleged function within the violence on the college.

Two teams had clashed on the Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Kaveri Hostel right here on Sunday allegedly over serving of non-vegetarian meals within the mess on Ram Navami, with the police saying they’ve obtained 20 Medicolegal instances of scholars who had been injured within the incident.

Members of different left-affiliated pupil our bodies additionally accused the ABVP of inflicting violence and imposing their meals decisions on college students.

AISA activists on the protest web site alleged that some college students had been detained and brought to the Tughlaq Road police station.

A senior police officer additionally denied allegations of any sort of manhandling by the personnel through the protest.

“We have detained them because they were trying to protest near the police headquarters. They were detained before they could reach the spot and taken to Tughlaq Road police station. Another group of protesters who came later have also been detained and taken to Madhir Marg police station. Around 30 students have been detained so far and would be released later,” the officer added.

AISA president Sai Balaji stated, “Our protest goes to proceed. People who attacked the scholars are repeat offenders and so is the JNU administration.

“Protest at PHQ (police headquarters) was to ensure accountability of the Delhi Police and ensure that justice happens. There will be more protests today. Women protesters were manhandled and their clothes were pulled by male security personnel. Several protesters have also got injured. We have been detained inside the Tughlaq Road Police Station,” AISA activist Neha stated.

The Delhi Police on Monday registered an FIR in opposition to unknown ABVP college students based mostly on the criticism obtained from a bunch of scholars in reference to a conflict in JNU.

Meanwhile, at a press convention outdoors the college, Anagha Pradeep, JNUSU councillor, stated, “In this university, the ABVP and the RSS orchestrated a big incident again and unleashed violence in the name of food. All the 16 hostels in JNU serve both non-vegetarian and vegetarian food.”

Recalling the sequence of occasions on Sunday, she stated when the seller got here to provide meat to Kaveri Hostel, the ABVP activists tried to assault him and heckle him.

“He was told that that he won’t be spared and asked to leave the campus. They said non-vegetarian food will not be prepared here. The mess committee members, who were present there, were also attacked and heckled,” she alleged.

After that, college students went to the warden to ask him to make sure that Kaveri Hostel residents are supplied meals since adequate quantity had not been ready owing to the diktat on non-vegetarian meals.

While college students had been speaking to the warden, ABVP activists arrived there and attacked a number of college students, she alleged. “Water coolers were thrown at the students. Guards and the warden were not doing anything. Phones of some of the students, who were making videos, were snatched and broken by the ABVP members.”

“As soon as we stepped out of the mess, they started hurling stones. They used wipers, flower pots and whatever they could lay their hands on. Many students sustained injuries. They are spreading lies that we thrashed them. Nothing of that sort happened. We have evidences to prove their claims wrong,” Pradeep stated.

All this occurred in entrance of Delhi Police and but there have been no arrests within the matter, she stated.

Apeksha, one other pupil councillor, stated, it’s a identified reality that each Sunday, non-vegetarian meals is ready in each hostel.

Barring Kaveri Hostel, non-vegetarian meals was ready in each different hostel of JNU on Sunday, Apeksha stated.

“Nobody within the hostels had any points however the ABVP activists stated they’re organising a puja on the event of Ram Navami and will not permit meat to be served.

“Initially, the ABVP members kicked and punched the students and also hurled sexist abuses and rape threats. Two guards were also seriously injured. One of the guards was hit with a tubelight,” she stated.

Apeksha stated she known as the police to tell them concerning the violence. “The police said they were on the other side of the gate but didn’t stop the violence. From 4 pm, students had been continuously calling the police to inform them about the situation but there was no response,” she added.

The police, nonetheless, denied the allegations. A senior police officer saying the primary name was obtained at round 8.15 pm following which the groups rushed to the spot. “The situation was brought under control after the police teams arrived,” he stated.

Apeksha additionally alleged that ABVP activists hurled “sexual abuses” at girls in entrance of police.

“When we stepped out of Kaveri Hostel, a minimum of 4 police vans had been stationed and ight to 10 personnel had been standing.

The attackers got here and hurled sexual abuses at us and in addition threatened us however the police did nothing ,” she stated.

She stated after left-affiliated our bodies took out a march and urged the police to take motion on complaints filed in opposition to ABVP since 2019, assurance was given they are going to be investigated.

“There are at least 15 to 20 members of ABVP who are repeat offenders,” Apeksha stated, alleging that in such instances, neither the college administration takes any motion nor the police.