ABVP claims assailants belong to Left-backed students’ union
A day after the violent attack on some students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) by masked miscreants on the campus, JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh — receiving injuries on head — on Monday alleged that the incident was a pre-planned attack by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarti Parishad (ABVP) and some “RSS affiliated professors”.
“It was an organised attack. They were singling out people and attacking. There is a clear nexus of JNU security and vandals. They did not intervene to stop violence,” Ghosh told reporters.
“For last 4-5 days, some RSS-affiliated professors were promoting violence to break our movement. Are we wrong to ask for the safety from the JNU and Delhi Police?” the JNUSU president added.
“I was surrounded by 30 people who hit me with iron rods continuously. We were punched. They were about to lynch us and were abusing us,” said Ghosh.
However, the ABVP alleged that the masked goons belonged to the Left-backed students union. The
ABVP said the secretary of ABVP JNU unit and ABVP’s JNUSU presidential candidate
Manish Jangid sustained severe injuries and was left with a fractured hand.
“Many ABVP activists have suffered head injuries, while eleven are missing. Rumours are making round that the masked men belong to ABVP. Such mischief must be unequivocally condemned by every right-thinking citizen,” said the ABVP spokesperson.