ABVP vs Left: What we know about the Ram Navami clash on JNU campus

JNU students owing allegiance to the ABVP and Left Front clashed on the college campus on Sunday after the latter were allegedly prevented from having non-veg food on Ram Navami. Here's what we know about the case so far.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University administration on Monday, April 11, warned the students that no violence will be tolerated on campus and has appealed for peace and harmony.

Two groups of students clashed on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus on Sunday, allegedly over the serving of non-vegetarian food at the Kaveri Hostel mess on Ram Navami. While one group allegedly objected to it, saying that it would hurt their religious feelings on Ram Navami, the other insisted on having their regular food.

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Here’s what we know in the case so far:

1. Clashes were reported at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) after students owing allegiance to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) allegedly stopped Left-leaning students from eating non-vegetarian food on Ram Navami on Sunday.

2. ABVP members were accused of assaulting the mess secretary of the Kaveri Hostel on the campus. The ABVP, on the other hand, alleged that Left-wing leaning students had thrashed its members with rods and tubelights.

3. The JNU Student Union (JNUSU) alleged that ABVP students forced the mess committee to change the dinner menu and attacked the left-leaning students and those associated with the mess. The ABVP, on the other hand, alleged that left-wing students had been interrupting Ram Navami prayers at the Kaveri Hostel.