Suvendu Adhikari Warns Jadavpur University Students Over Protests
· India · India Today, Times of India
West Bengal leader Suvendu Adhikari warned Jadavpur University students on Wednesday against raising slogans such as 'Kashmir Mange Azadi' and 'Free Palestine'. Adhikari led a saffron-themed procession of monks and seers from Golpark to the 8B bus stand outside the campus in Kolkata to protest what he termed insults to the colour saffron. Addressing a gathering, he asserted that political groups would no longer tolerate such slogans and announced plans to visit the campus twice more for religious recitations. The march comes amid escalating ideological clashes and graffiti wars between Left-backed student groups and the RSS-affiliated ABVP. Police and local authorities have stepped up monitoring around the university area following the demonstrations.
Why it matters
The confrontation heightens political tensions between the BJP and student bodies in West Bengal, raising concerns over campus safety and free expression. The ongoing row underscores deepening ideological polarization across educational institutions in the state.
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