Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Christ University Complains After ABVP Protest at Ghaziabad Campus
A group linked to ABVP protested outside Christ University’s Ghaziabad campus.
They wanted 13 law students to move to the fourth year despite unfinished subjects.
The protest started on August 21 and continued on August 22.
The university says some protesters entered the campus and caused damage.
It also says security guards were assaulted and students were frightened.
The protesters say they will stay until the university accepts their demand.
The university has asked police to investigate the alleged offences.
An examination committee will examine the students’ cases and is expected to report next week.
Christ University filed a police complaint alleging ABVP protesters trespassed, vandalised property and assaulted women security guards.
The protest began on August 21 and continued the next day outside the Delhi-NCR campus.
Protesters demanded promotion to the fourth year for 13 law students with pending academic backlogs.
University officials said some students had failed first- and second-year examinations and carried six to eight pending subjects.
An examination committee will review the students’ demands, while police may use CCTV footage to identify those involved.
- Who
- Christ University, ABVP activists, 13 law students, university officials and campus security guards were involved.
- What
- The university filed a police complaint over an ABVP-linked protest and alleged trespassing, vandalism, road blockage and assaults on security guards.
- When
- The protest began on August 21 and continued on August 22.
- Where
- Christ University’s Delhi-NCR campus in Ghaziabad, with a complaint filed at Nandgram police station.
- Why
- Protesters demanded promotion to the fourth year for 13 law students with pending academic backlogs.
University’s allegations and position
Protesters’ demands and position
Conduct at the campus
University’s allegations and position
Christ University alleged that protesters entered without authorisation, disrupted campus functioning, damaged property, blocked a public road and assaulted women security guards.
Protesters’ demands and position
ABVP members continued a sit-in outside the main gate and said they would not leave until the university agreed to their demand.
Status of the 13 students
University’s allegations and position
University officials said the students had failed examinations in their first and second years, with some carrying six to eight pending subjects, and that its rules applied equally across six campuses.
Protesters’ demands and position
The protesters demanded that the 13 law students be promoted to the fourth year despite their pending backlogs.
Who was involved in the protest
University’s allegations and position
The university claimed that people outside the gate were not students but had been called by the affected students.
Protesters’ demands and position
The group identified itself as ABVP, and ABVP district organiser and secretary Gaurav Kshatrya publicly stated the protest’s demand.
- Institution
- Christ University
- Location
- Delhi-NCR campus, Ghaziabad
- Protesting group
- Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad activists
- Students affected
- 13 law students
- Protest dates
- August 21 and August 22
- University allegations
- Trespassing, damage to the main gate and flowerpots, road blockage and assault on women security guards
- Next step
- An examination committee will review the students’ demands, with a report expected next week