Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Student Groups Clash Over Flags at Kolkata Law College
Two student groups argued at a law college in Kolkata.
The argument was about whether their groups could put up flags on campus.
Members of the two groups shouted slogans at each other.
The disagreement then became a physical clash.
Both groups said the other side started it.
The ABVP said SFI members, including people from outside the college, attacked them.
The SFI said ABVP members removed its flags and assaulted women members.
College officials said no group flags would be allowed.
Police came and brought the situation under control.
A clash broke out Friday between SFI and ABVP members at South Calcutta Law College over organisational flags.
The dispute escalated after slogan-shouting and continued during an SFI general body meeting, where ABVP members protested.
Both organisations accused the other of starting the confrontation, with ABVP alleging an attack and SFI alleging assaults on women activists.
The college vice-principal said organisational flags would not be permitted on campus, while police brought the situation under control.
The incident renewed scrutiny of the college, which faced controversy after a 24-year-old student allegedly reported being raped there in June 2025.
- Who
- Members of the Students' Federation of India and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad were involved.
- What
- A confrontation broke out over putting up organisational flags on the college campus.
- When
- Friday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata, at its Kasba campus.
- Why
- The dispute began over the installation and removal of organisational flags, followed by slogan-shouting and competing accusations of assault.
SFI's account
ABVP's account
Who initiated the confrontation
SFI's account
SFI denied attacking ABVP members and accused ABVP members of assaulting its women activists.
ABVP's account
ABVP alleged that SFI activists, including outsiders, entered the campus and attacked its members.
What happened to the flags
SFI's account
SFI spokesperson Satyajit Bhandari said the authorities knew about ABVP flags and that SFI members put up flags in response; he alleged the confrontation followed their removal by ABVP members.
ABVP's account
ABVP members protested what they described as an “SFI dictatorship” on campus after the dispute over flags.
- Organisations involved
- Students' Federation of India and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
- Campus rule
- Vice-Principal Dr Nayna Chatterji said no organisational flags would be allowed on the premises.
- Police response
- Police personnel reached the campus and brought the situation under control.
- Formal complaints
- There was no immediate official statement on whether either side had filed a formal complaint.
- Related controversy
- The college faced scrutiny after allegations that a 24-year-old law student was raped on the premises on June 25, 2025.
- Arrests in related case
- Police arrested Monojit Mishra, Pramit Mukherjee and Zaib Ahmed in connection with the June 2025 incident.