Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Dilip Ghosh Warns of ‘Surgical Strike’ at Jadavpur
Jadavpur University in Kolkata has seen a dispute between student groups.
ABVP supporters and Left-backed students were involved in clashes.
BJP leader Dilip Ghosh warned that another “surgical strike” could happen if slogans he called anti-national were raised again.
ABVP had earlier alleged that such slogans and graffiti appeared on campus.
During the latest tension, police tried to control the groups with barricades.
Some ABVP supporters climbed Gate No.
4 and put up saffron flags.
The university’s emblem at the gate was damaged, but ABVP denied causing the damage.
BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya said the BJP would stay out of the unrest.
Left student groups questioned the difference between that position and Ghosh’s warning.
Dilip Ghosh warned of another “surgical strike” if alleged anti-national slogans return to Jadavpur University.
The warning followed clashes involving ABVP and Left-backed student organisations on campus.
Police barricades were breached, saffron flags were placed at Gate No. 4, and the university emblem was damaged.
ABVP denied responsibility for the emblem damage and called for an impartial investigation.
BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya said the party would not intervene in the campus confrontation.
- Who
- BJP leader Dilip Ghosh, ABVP supporters, Left-backed student organisations, and BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya.
- What
- A warning of another “surgical strike” followed clashes and continuing political tension at Jadavpur University.
- When
- Ghosh made the warning on Friday, a day after fresh campus tension.
- Where
- Jadavpur University in Kolkata, including Gate No. 4 and the campus union room.
- Why
- Ghosh cited alleged anti-national slogans and activities; the immediate tensions involved competing student groups and campus clashes.
Calls for distance and investigation
Warnings and campus action
Whether the BJP should be involved
Calls for distance and investigation
Samik Bhattacharya said ABVP’s campus politics was its own matter and that the BJP would not enter the unrest. Left student groups questioned the apparent divergence between that position and Ghosh’s remarks.
Warnings and campus action
Dilip Ghosh warned of another “surgical strike” if alleged anti-national slogans were raised again and said there should be no room for anti-national activities.
Responsibility for emblem damage
Calls for distance and investigation
ABVP denied responsibility for damage to the university emblem and requested an impartial investigation.
Warnings and campus action
The emblem was damaged amid clashes after student groups breached police barricades, though the report does not establish who caused the damage.
- Speaker
- Dilip Ghosh, a Bengal minister and BJP leader
- University
- Jadavpur University in Kolkata
- Student groups
- The RSS-affiliated ABVP and Left-backed student organisations
- Warning
- Ghosh said another “surgical strike” could occur if alleged anti-national slogans returned
- Campus damage
- The university emblem at Gate No. 4 was damaged during the clashes
- ABVP position
- ABVP denied responsibility for the emblem damage and sought an impartial investigation
- BJP position
- State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said the BJP would not intervene