New Delhi, A conflict allegedly broke out between two teams of scholars on the South Asian College right here over non-vegetarian meals being served within the mess on Maha Shivratri on Wednesday.
College students conflict at Delhi’s South Asian College over non-vegetarian meals on Maha Shivratri
The warring teams College students’ Federation of India and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad accused one another of instigating violence.
The SAU administration has but to problem any assertion on the alleged incident. Nonetheless, the Delhi Police mentioned the scenario on the college was peaceable and no formal grievance has been acquired by it. It additionally mentioned that an inside inquiry is being performed by the varsity.
In accordance with a senior police officer, “A PCR call regarding a quarrel was received from South Asian University at around 3.45 pm in Maidangarhi Police Station. When we reached the spot, there was an altercation taking place between two groups in the mess.”
In accordance with an official assertion by SFI Delhi, the ABVP members attacked some college students within the college mess for not complying with their demand that non-vegetarian meals shouldn’t be served on Maha Shivratri.
The SFI alleged that the ABVP members bodily assaulted college students, together with girls, and even attacked mess employees for serving non-vegetarian meals.
It demanded speedy motion from the SAU administration in opposition to the perpetrators.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliated ABVP, nonetheless, countered the claims and alleged that the SFI members forcibly tried to serve non-vegetarian meals in a multitude designated for fasting college students, the scholars’ physique mentioned in an announcement.
The ABVP members argued that this act was a violation of spiritual freedom and an try to disrupt non secular concord. The organisation has demanded an neutral inquiry and motion in opposition to these accountable.
Purported movies of the conflict within the mess have surfaced on-line.
The Delhi SFI additionally posted a video on its X deal with claiming that the ABVP members attacked girls college students within the SAU mess.
“The ABVP attacks women students in SAU. Showing their cowardice and anti-women attitude, ABVP attacked women students in SAU. We condemn the ABVP’s actions in the most fierce terms and extend solidarity to the courageous students of SAU,” the SFI Delhi mentioned within the submit.