ABVP accuses Left groups of instigating violence after late-night clash at JNU

NEW DELHI: (Feb 23) Following a late-night clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru University that left several students injured, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad on Monday accused Left-backed student groups of instigating the violence.

Tensions flared on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) after a protest turned violent around 1.30 am on Monday, with both the Left-led students’ union and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) accusing each other of violence and stone-pelting

Addressing a press conference, ABVP state secretary Vikas Patel claimed that the protest turned violent after Left-backed groups attacked students studying in the reading rooms.