JNU Students Protest Against ABVP Assault And Molestation Of Girls Over Non-Veg Food

By Priyadarshini Malavia Updated April 11, 2022 12:25 PM

A day of violence ensued on the grounds of Jawaharlal Nehru University which concluded with protests. The protests were conducted by the JNU Students’ Union against the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) because the latter allegedly attacked the students for eating non-veg. However, ABVP is claiming that the violence wasn’t over the food and the Left apparently disrupted their Ram Navami pooja in the hostel.

A student named Apeksha Priyadarshini claimed that 10-20 ABVP members charged the students over eating non-veg food. She further added that according to a pre-planned menu, non-veg food is served on Sundays. She also added that female students were molested during the commotion and other students were called casteist slurs too. The match reportedly began at 10:45 PM when the students demanded to meet the deputy commissioner of police.

#Watch | JNU Violence: Students march from JNU to Vasant Kunj

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Another JNU student named Dhananjay who is also a member of the All India Students’ Association or AISA said that he was at a cultural event on the campus when he received SOS calls for which he rushed to the Kaveri hostel. He claimed that ABVP members were beating up the mess secretary and guards. He further said that they also attacked his friends and while he was trying to protect a friend, 7-9 people jumped him and tore his kurta. He said that a student named Akhtarista Ansari was hit on the head and she was bleeding.

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This happened in the top University of the country today. Wiipers and rods ! – Video shared by a student #JNU pic.twitter.com/rBHIjo6GAE

— Hemant Rajaura (@hemantrajora_) April 10, 2022

A student named Madhurima said that the menu was foxed weeks ago. According to Indian Express, she further questioned, “Why didn’t they raise their voice then? I was kicked and pushed.”

ABVP hooligans stopped residents inside JNU from having non Veg food

ABVP also assaulted the mess secretary of the Hostel.

Unite against the hooliganism unleashed by ABVP inside campus premises.https://t.co/3MpRE9zXn4 pic.twitter.com/Fy3HU7qg8J

— Aishe (ঐশী) (@aishe_ghosh) April 10, 2022

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JNU Students have reached Vasant Kunj Police station. They are demanding FIR and action against the culprits. #JNU pic.twitter.com/iaktOvMY5T

— Hemant Rajaura (@hemantrajora_) April 10, 2022

The march was also against the Delhi police where slogans saying “baar baar ye nahi hone denge” were reportedly seen. This is in reference to the JNU attacks of January 2020 where masked men had infiltrated the campus and attacked students and faculty. No arrests have allegedly been made so far.