Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Dilip Ghosh Alleges Anti-National Activities Amid Jadavpur Clash
A fight happened at Jadavpur University after a student meeting.
Members of ABVP and Left-leaning student groups blamed each other for bringing outsiders to campus.
Several students were hurt, and some went to the hospital.
Fires were also reported in different parts of the campus.
Minister Dilip Ghosh said some groups were raising what he called anti-national slogans and doing anti-social activities.
He said these activities should not be allowed at a university.
Ghosh also said the vice-chancellor must help ensure order.
The vice-chancellor called the incident undesirable and said it would be investigated.
The university also limited outsider entry after dark.
West Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh alleged that some groups engage in “anti-national” and “anti-social” activities at Jadavpur University.
Ghosh said the university’s vice-chancellor must take responsibility for campus activities and restore peace and order.
A clash between ABVP members and Left-leaning student groups followed a FETSU meeting and continued into Thursday night.
Several students were injured, some requiring hospital treatment, and fires were reported across the main campus.
Vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharya called the violence “undesirable,” announced an inquiry committee, and restricted outsider entry after dusk.
- Who
- West Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh, Jadavpur University officials, ABVP members, and Left-leaning student groups.
- What
- A campus clash prompted allegations of anti-national activities and calls for an investigation and tighter campus controls.
- When
- The confrontation began after a Wednesday FETSU meeting and continued into the early hours of Thursday; Ghosh spoke on Friday, August 21.
- Where
- Jadavpur University’s main campus in south Kolkata, West Bengal.
- Why
- The confrontation followed a meeting of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology Students’ Union; the groups disputed whether outsiders had been brought onto campus.
Ghosh and university authorities
Student groups’ disputed allegations
Nature of campus activity
Ghosh and university authorities
Dilip Ghosh alleged that some groups frequently raise anti-national slogans and engage in anti-national and anti-social activities, which he said should be stopped.
Student groups’ disputed allegations
The reports do not provide a response from the student groups to Ghosh’s allegations.
Responsibility for the violence
Ghosh and university authorities
Ghosh said the vice-chancellor must take responsibility for activities on campus, while the vice-chancellor called the incident undesirable and ordered an inquiry.
Student groups’ disputed allegations
ABVP and Left-leaning student groups accused each other of bringing outsiders onto the campus; the reports do not establish which allegation was correct.
Cause of the confrontation
Ghosh and university authorities
Ghosh said police would have to determine what led to the Thursday violence.
Student groups’ disputed allegations
A university official said the confrontation stemmed from a FETSU meeting and continued late into the night.
- Campus
- Jadavpur University, south Kolkata
- Political groups involved
- The RSS-affiliated ABVP and Left-leaning student groups
- Trigger
- A Wednesday meeting of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology Students’ Union
- Injuries
- Several students were injured, with some taken to hospital
- Other disruption
- Fires were reported at several locations on the main campus
- Investigation
- Vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharya said a committee would investigate
- Security measure
- Outsider entry after dusk was restricted
