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Jadavpur Students Reclaim Graffiti Walls Amid Campus Probe Questions
Students at Jadavpur University wrote graffiti again after city workers cleaned the walls.
The cleaning happened around midnight on Wednesday.
The students said the walls were being treated as more important than an alleged attack on the campus.
They said ABVP supporters were responsible, but this remains an allegation under investigation.
Some students said people threw fireballs and made threats while students were trapped inside a building.
They also said CCTV footage showed people entering and damaging the campus.
The university said its committee and the police are investigating.
The disagreement is about whether the graffiti or the alleged campus violence should receive more attention.
Students repainted slogans on Jadavpur University walls after a Kolkata Municipal Corporation team erased graffiti overnight.
Students accused the university of prioritising wall-cleaning over investigating alleged campus vandalism on August 20.
The alleged attackers were identified by students as ABVP supporters, though the allegations remain under police and university investigation.
Students said CCTV footage showed ABVP supporters entering and vandalising the campus, while the university has not announced a committee report date.
University Vice-Chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee said both a university committee and a police probe were examining the incident.
- Who
- Jadavpur University students, university officials, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, and students who allege ABVP supporters carried out the vandalism.
- What
- Students restored graffiti after the walls were whitewashed and questioned the progress of the investigation into alleged campus vandalism.
- Where
- Jadavpur University campus, including the walls and Aurobindo Bhavan in Kolkata.
- When
- The graffiti was erased around midnight on Wednesday and restored on Thursday; the alleged campus incident occurred on August 20.
- Why
- Students said the wall-cleaning diverted attention from the alleged campus violence, while the university said investigations are underway.
Students and Critics
University Administration
Focus of the response
Students and Critics
Students and a professor said the emphasis on erasing graffiti was diverting attention from the alleged campus vandalism and violence.
University Administration
The university permitted the Kolkata Municipal Corporation to clean the walls and said the alleged incident is being investigated.
Progress of the vandalism probe
Students and Critics
Students said CCTV footage showed ABVP supporters entering and vandalising the campus, but they have seen no clear progress or report date.
University Administration
Vice-Chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee said both a university committee and the police are conducting investigations.
Responsibility for the violence
Students and Critics
Students alleged that ABVP supporters raided the campus, threw fireballs, vandalised property, and threatened students.
University Administration
The university did not publicly assign responsibility in the reported statements and said the investigations remain ongoing.
Key facts
- Institution
- Jadavpur University
- Wall-cleaning agency
- Kolkata Municipal Corporation
- Graffiti response
- Students wrote slogans beside sections of the walls cleaned overnight.
- Alleged incident
- Students said ABVP supporters raided and vandalised the campus on August 20.
- Investigations
- A university committee and a police probe are underway.
- University position
- Vice-Chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee said the committee is probing the incident.
Quotes
Chiranjib Bhattacharjee
Vice-chancellor of Jadavpur University
“Instead of saying anything on campus vandalism, he started this tirade against the graffiti on the campus that he found objectionable. Since then, it has been all about erasing and repainting the graffiti. Nobody is talking about the probe into campus violence, which the ABVP stands accused of.”
telegraphindia.com
“The real issue of the alleged ABVP-led campus vandalism that was at the heart of the unrest on the campus has started fading from public memory.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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