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JNU Meeting Erupts Into Clash With ABVP and Left Blocs Trading Accusations Before Union Elections

Officials call it a minor scuffle.

Overview

  • The confrontation broke out during a School of Social Sciences General Body Meeting convened to help form the student Election Commission for the JNUSU polls.
  • Left-affiliated groups accused ABVP members of disrupting proceedings and assaulting students, alleging JNUSU president Nitish Kumar was held and beaten.
  • The ABVP countered that a Left councillor made derogatory remarks about students from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and alleged attacks on its members, including female students.
  • Delhi Police described the episode as a minor scuffle with no injuries reported and said no formal written complaints had been filed as of Thursday morning.
  • University sources and multiple reports said some students from both sides were taken to Safdarjung Hospital and AIIMS, videos of the brawl circulated widely, police maintained a campus presence, and the administration signaled an internal review with polls due in early November.