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Two JNU college students have alleged they have been assaulted and harassed by some members of the scholars union.
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JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh stated they caught two ABVP members who threw stones at them.
Two JNU college students have alleged they have been assaulted and harassed by some members of the scholars union, an allegation rejected by JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, who claimed they threw stones at a gathering watching a controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday night time.
The Left-backed AISA, whose members took half within the screening of the documentary, rejected the allegation, claiming they caught two Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members however they weren’t harassed.
“We caught them once they threw stones at us however didn’t harass them in any kind,” AISA JNU President Qasim stated. Police stated they’ve obtained cross-complaints from each Jawaharlal Nehru College College students’ Union (JNSU) and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
There was no instant official response from the JNU administration to the allegations and counter-claims of the scholars. It had on Monday, in an advisory, stated the JNSU had not taken its permission for the occasion and it must be cancelled, warning of strict disciplinary motion.
On Tuesday night time, a number of college students, who gathered on the JNU college students’ union workplace for a screening of the BBC documentary, claimed the college administration lower energy and web to cease the occasion and staged a protest after stones have been thrown at them.
They claimed that they have been attacked once they have been watching the documentary on their cellphones because the screening couldn’t be held. Some alleged that the attackers have been ABVP members, a cost the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliated scholar physique denied.
JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh stated they caught two ABVP members who threw stones at them.
“We have been peacefully watching the documentary on our cell telephones because the college snapped the ability and Web. ABVP goons threw stones at us. We caught two of them,” she stated.
Of the 2 caught was Gaurav, a second-year post-graduate scholar of the college, who denied that he threw any stone. He claimed that he was assaulted by JNUSU members.
“I used to be out on the campus with my buddies for tea once I observed that numerous individuals have gathered. I observed the commotion earlier than I may react. “A number of individuals surrounded me and grabbed me by the neck. I pleaded with them that I’m a coronary heart affected person and have anxiousness points. However they began dragging and made a number of allegations towards me,” Gaurav claimed. He’s affiliated with ABVP however claimed that he was unaware of any improvement on campus.
The opposite scholar claimed, ”I used to be out with my buddies once they caught and harassed me.” Late on Tuesday night time, elevating slogans of ”Inqlaab Zindabad” and towards the JNU administration, the protesting college students marched to the Vasant Kunj police station to lodge a grievance towards the ”stone pelters”.
A senior police officer stated, ”Now we have obtained cross-complaints from JNSU and ABVP. We’re trying into the complaints and additional motion will likely be taken accordingly.” On the ability lower on the campus, a JNU administration official, requesting anonymity instructed PTI, ”There’s a main (energy) line fault on the college. We’re trying into it. The engineering division is saying will probably be resolved on the earliest.”
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