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

By means of PTI

NEW DELHI: Ratings of JNU scholars affiliated to the All India Scholars Affiliation 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 College’s Kaveri Hostel right here on Sunday allegedly over serving of non-vegetarian meals within the mess on Ram Navami, with the police announcing they have got gained 20 Medicolegal instances of scholars who had been injured within the incident.

Individuals of alternative left-affiliated scholar our bodies additionally accused the ABVP of causing violence and implementing their meals alternatives on scholars.

AISA activists on the protest website alleged that some scholars had been detained and brought to the Tughlaq Street police station.

A senior police officer additionally denied allegations of any form of manhandling through the group of workers all through the protest.

“We now have detained them as a result of they had been seeking to protest close to the police headquarters. They had been detained earlier than they might succeed in the spot and brought to Tughlaq Street police station. Some other crew of protesters who got here later have additionally been detained and brought to Madhir Marg police station. Round 30 scholars were detained up to now and can be launched later,” the officer added.

AISA president Sai Balaji mentioned, “Our protest goes to proceed. Individuals who attacked the scholars are repeat offenders and so is the JNU management.

“Protest at PHQ (police headquarters) used to be to make sure responsibility of the Delhi Police and make certain that justice occurs. There will likely be extra protests as of late. Ladies protesters had been manhandled and their garments had been pulled through male safety group of workers. A number of protesters have additionally were given injured. We now have been detained throughout the Tughlaq Street Police Station,” AISA activist Neha mentioned.

The Delhi Police on Monday registered an FIR towards unknown ABVP scholars according to the criticism gained from a gaggle of scholars in reference to a conflict in JNU.

In the meantime, at a press convention out of doors the college, Anagha Pradeep, JNUSU councillor, mentioned, “On this college, the ABVP and the RSS orchestrated a large incident once more and unleashed violence within the title of meals. All of the 16 hostels in JNU serve each non-vegetarian and vegetarian meals.”

Recalling the collection of occasions on Sunday, she mentioned when the seller got here to offer meat to Kaveri Hostel, the ABVP activists attempted to assault him and heckle him.

“He used to be instructed that that he would possibly not be spared and requested to go away the campus. They mentioned non-vegetarian meals might not be ready right here. The mess committee contributors, who had been provide there, had been additionally attacked and heckled,” she alleged.

After that, scholars went to the warden to invite him to make certain that Kaveri Hostel citizens are supplied meals since enough quantity had now not been ready owing to the diktat on non-vegetarian meals.

Whilst scholars had been speaking to the warden, ABVP activists arrived there and attacked a number of scholars, she alleged. “Water coolers had been thrown on the scholars. Guards and the warden weren’t doing the rest. Telephones of one of the most scholars, who had been making movies, had been snatched and damaged through the ABVP contributors.”

“Once we stepped out of the mess, they began hurling stones. They used wipers, flower pots and no matter they might lay their arms on. Many scholars sustained accidents. They’re spreading lies that we thrashed them. Not anything of that kind came about. We now have evidences to end up their claims flawed,” Pradeep mentioned.

All this came about in entrance of Delhi Police and but there were no arrests within the topic, she mentioned.

Apeksha, some other scholar councillor, mentioned, this is a recognized proven fact that each Sunday, non-vegetarian meals is ready in each hostel.

Barring Kaveri Hostel, non-vegetarian meals used to be ready in each different hostel of JNU on Sunday, Apeksha mentioned.

“No person within the hostels had any problems however the ABVP activists mentioned they’re setting up a puja at the instance of Ram Navami and would possibly not permit meat to be served.

“To start with, the ABVP contributors kicked and punched the scholars and likewise hurled sexist abuses and rape threats. Two guards had been additionally severely injured. Some of the guards used to be hit with a tubelight,” she mentioned.

Apeksha mentioned she known as the police to tell them in regards to the violence. “The police mentioned they had been at the different aspect of the gate however did not forestall the violence. From 4 pm, scholars have been steadily calling the police to tell them in regards to the state of affairs however there used to be no reaction,” she added.

The police, alternatively, denied the allegations. A senior police officer announcing the primary name used to be gained at round 8.15 pm following which the groups rushed to the spot. “The location used to be introduced beneath keep watch over after the police groups arrived,” he mentioned.

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

“Once we stepped out of Kaveri Hostel, a minimum of 4 police trucks had been stationed and ight to ten group of workers had been status.

The attackers got here and hurled sexual abuses at us and likewise threatened us however the police did not anything ,” she mentioned.

She mentioned after left-affiliated our bodies took out a march and steered the police to do so on lawsuits filed towards ABVP since 2019, assurance used to be given they are going to be investigated.

“There are a minimum of 15 to twenty contributors of ABVP who’re repeat offenders,” Apeksha mentioned, alleging that during such instances, neither the college management takes any motion nor the police.