BJP West Bengal president Samik Bhattacharya distanced the party from ABVP after violence erupted at Jadavpur University during a clash with SFI over a general body meeting. He said ABVP is an independent organisation and not BJP’s student wing. Police said the situation was peaceful, while the university vice-chancellor called the violence unfortunate.
Kolkata: Amid clash between ABVP and SFI over general body meeting, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya distances BJP from ABVP.
Talking to the media, Bhattacharya said that ABVP is not the student’s wing of BJP.
“ABVP is an independent body and they will respond to whatever they are doing. ABVP is not the student’s wing of BJP,” said Bhattacharya.
Violence erupted inside the Jadavpur University (JU) campus in the wee hours of Thursday when ABVP supporters clashed against SFI supporters over a general body meeting.
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