Archive · 24 Aug 2026
ABVP Gives Jadavpur University Six Months to End ‘Naxal Influence’
The ABVP is a student organization linked to the RSS.
It says Jadavpur University has activities and political ideas it considers dangerous.
The group gave itself six months to change the campus.
It also wants India’s National Investigation Agency to investigate certain political graffiti.
The graffiti included the words “Azad Kashmir” and “Free Palestine.”
ABVP members deny damaging the campus or starting fires.
Some teachers and students believe video footage may show ABVP supporters taking part in vandalism.
The dispute follows a clash between ABVP-linked and Left-leaning students.
Police and the university have already taken action over some of the graffiti.
The ABVP said it would remove what it called “anti-national activities” and “Naxal influence” from Jadavpur University within six months.
The RSS-affiliated student group demanded a National Investigation Agency probe into “Azad Kashmir” and “Free Palestine” graffiti on campus walls.
ABVP leaders denied involvement in campus vandalism and arson after reportedly entering the university following a clash involving unit president Nikhil Das.
Some teachers and students said emerging CCTV footage could show ABVP supporters were involved in the vandalism.
Police previously registered a case over the “Azad Kashmir” graffiti, which the university later whitewashed along with “Free Palestine” graffiti.
- Who
- The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Jadavpur University students and teachers, Kolkata Police, and political figures including Suvendu Adhikari and Narendra Modi.
- What
- The ABVP announced a six-month campaign to remove what it calls “anti-national activities” and “Naxal influence” from the university, and sought a National Investigation Agency probe into campus graffiti.
- When
- The announcement was made on Sunday, three days after the ABVP’s reported August 20 campus action; related graffiti cases and removals occurred in 2024 and 2025.
- Where
- Jadavpur University campus.
- Why
- The ABVP cited alleged political influence, graffiti, and campus disorder; it denied responsibility for vandalism and blamed what it called “Naxals” instead.
ABVP’s allegations and position
Critics’ concerns and counterclaims
Campus ideology
ABVP’s allegations and position
The ABVP says “anti-national activities” and “Naxal influence” have taken hold at Jadavpur University and can be removed within six months.
Critics’ concerns and counterclaims
Left-leaning students dominate campus politics, while teachers and students have questioned the ABVP’s actions and allegations.
Campus vandalism
ABVP’s allegations and position
ABVP leaders deny involvement in vandalism and arson, saying these were the work of the “Naxals” they seek to remove.
Critics’ concerns and counterclaims
A section of teachers and students said CCTV footage emerging after the incident could show ABVP supporters were involved in the vandalism.
Graffiti investigation
ABVP’s allegations and position
The ABVP wants a National Investigation Agency probe into “Azad Kashmir” and “Free Palestine” graffiti.
Critics’ concerns and counterclaims
Police had already registered a case over the “Azad Kashmir” graffiti under a law criminalizing attempts to excite secession or armed rebellion, and the university later removed both slogans.
- Organization
- Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the RSS-affiliated student group, made the announcement.
- Deadline
- The ABVP said it would act within six months.
- Requested investigation
- The group demanded a National Investigation Agency probe into “Azad Kashmir” and “Free Palestine” graffiti.
- Campus incident
- The announcement followed an ABVP action on campus three days earlier, after unit president Nikhil Das was injured in a clash.
- Police case
- Kolkata Police registered a suo motu case under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita over the “Azad Kashmir” graffiti.
- Graffiti removal
- Jadavpur University whitewashed both the “Azad Kashmir” and “Free Palestine” graffiti.
- Competing claims
- ABVP leaders denied involvement in vandalism, while some teachers and students said CCTV footage could establish ABVP supporters’ involvement.