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SFI and ABVP Clash at Raiganj University Over Resignation Poster
Two student groups argued and allegedly fought at Raiganj University.
The groups are SFI and ABVP.
The disagreement was about a poster calling for election chief Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
The poster referred to names being removed from voter lists during a nationwide process.
SFI said its members were attacked and some were hospitalised.
ABVP denied that and said its own members were hurt by SFI activists.
The groups gave different accounts of what happened.
A university official said police and campus security stopped the situation from continuing.
SFI and ABVP members allegedly clashed at Raiganj University in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district.
The dispute centered on a poster demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over voter-name deletions during the pan-India SIR process.
SFI said ABVP members brought outsiders who beat its members, and alleged some SFI members were hospitalised.
ABVP denied attacking SFI members and said SFI activists assaulted and injured its members.
A university official said police and campus security brought the situation under control.
- Who
- Members of SFI and ABVP; the dispute also concerned Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- What
- The student groups allegedly clashed over a poster demanding Kumar’s resignation.
- Where
- Raiganj University, in Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal.
- When
- October 6; the report does not specify a year.
- Why
- ABVP members objected to a poster linking Kumar to voter-name deletions during the pan-India SIR process.
SFI’s account
ABVP’s account
Who attacked whom
SFI’s account
SFI alleged that ABVP brought outsiders who beat SFI members, and said some of its members were hospitalised.
ABVP’s account
ABVP denied beating SFI members and alleged that SFI activists assaulted and injured ABVP members.
Campus confrontation
SFI’s account
SFI described its members as the targets of the attack.
ABVP’s account
ABVP said its members challenged SFI activists over alleged anti-national slogans.
Key facts
- University
- Raiganj University
- District
- Uttar Dinajpur
- Student groups
- SFI and ABVP
- Poster demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- SFI account
- SFI alleged ABVP members brought outsiders who attacked its members; it said some were hospitalised.
- ABVP account
- ABVP denied attacking SFI members and alleged SFI activists injured its members.
- Response
- A university official said police and university security brought the situation under control.
Quotes
ABVP spokesperson in the university unit
A spokesperson for the ABVP university unit.
“The SFI activists were raising anti-national slogans on the campus, and were challenged by right-thinking nationalist students.”
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“We did not beat up SFI members. Instead, they assaulted our activists and injured them.”
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Sources
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