Six injured!
On Sunday, during the occasion of Ram Navmi, a clash occurred between two groups at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi
Around Six people have been injured during the incident. The reason behind the two groups was that over a hostel mess serving non-vegetarian food on the occasion of Ram Navmi.
According to the police and accounts by students from the two sides who also shared photos on social media. According to deputy commissioner of police (southwest) Manoj C, six students suffered minor injuries and the two outfits were protesting till late Sunday night on the campus “peacefully”.
JNU students’ union (JNUSU) president and member of the Left-wing outfit Students Federation of India (SFI) Aishe Ghosh alleged that members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) created a ruckus, and assaulted members of the Kaveri Hostel mess over cooking of chicken on Sunday. ABVP members alleged that members of Left-wing student outfits disrupted a prayer ceremony organized on the occasion of Ram Navmi by shouting slogans.
As per the information, Chicken is served at the mess on Sundays for non-vegetarian students and paneer is on the menu for vegetarians. As per the pre-decided mess menu, non-vegetarian food is cooked for non-vegetarian students on Sunday, and paneer is prepared for vegetarian students.
ABVP students, however, raised objections to the preparation of non-vegetarian food on Ram Navmi. They said that they were organizing a Ram Navmi event around the hostel and will ensure that no non-vegetarian food is cooked,” said a first-year Ph.D. student, who asked not to be named.
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