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Shiv Sena barters ideology for CMship: Agrees to 5% Muslim reservation, no Bharat Ratna for Veer Savarkar as per reports

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Shiv Sena barters ideology for CMship: Agrees to 5% Muslim reservation, no Bharat Ratna for Veer Savarkar as per reports

The Shiv Sena, in its desperate attempts at having the CM post has now piggybacked on Congress-NCP in its haste to form an alliance government in Maharashtra. In its desperation to grab a chunk of power, the Sena has now reportedly agreed to sell its ideologies for the Chief Ministership.

In the first step taken by the three parties towards the formation of a government, leaders of the Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena have finalised a 40-point common minimum programme (CMP) after meeting in Mumbai on Thursday. The draft version of the CMP will be sent to the party chiefs, who are expected to meet over the weekend before a final blueprint is expected by November 19, according to reports.

According to a report in Jansatta, Shiv Sena has given its go-ahead to the Congress-NCP alliance to bring back the 5 per cent reservations for Muslim as part of the common minimum programme in Maharashtra if the trio goes ahead to form the government in the state. If sources are to be believed, Sena has also allegedly taken a backstep on its demand to accord Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, upon Veer Savarkar, on whose ideology Shiv Sena has been formed.

Interestingly, the 5% Muslim reservation which the Sena has conceded to, was scrapped by the BJP-Sena government when they had assumed power in the state in 2014.

Moreover, backing down on the demand for a Bharat Ratna for Veer Savarkar will also be a major U-turn for the Sena as Uddhav Thackeray had just two months back, made the demand over grandiose statements.

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015, Sena’s leader Sanjay Raut said it was high time the NDA Government honoured Savarkar with the highest civilian award so as to “rectify the mistakes” of earlier governments. Raut had showered praises on the Hindutva ideologue for his pro-Independence activities and urged PM Modi to respect the emotions of countrymen by honouring Savarkar.

Apart from these, other proposals, like waiving farm loan completely, conducting a review of the crop loan scheme, strengthening agriculture produce market committees etc will also be a part of the coalition government’s agenda.

Read: 5% reservations to Muslims to be part of Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress govt in Maharashtra, journalist claims

Shiv Sena and BJP contested the recently-held assembly elections together but failed to reach an agreement for government formation. The Shiv Sena’s demand of 50-50 government formula, asking for the chief minister’s post of two and half years was not accepted by the BJP. Following which, attempts are on by the Shiv Sena to forge an alliance with NCP and Congress.

President’s Rule was imposed in the state on Thursday after Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s report to Centre that no stable government was possible in Maharashtra under the current political scenario.

MK Gandhi died due to accidental reasons in a sudden sequence of events: Odisha govt booklet on Gandhi triggers row

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MK Gandhi died due to accidental reasons in a sudden sequence of events: Odisha govt booklet on Gandhi triggers row

An official booklet of the Odisha government has described the death of MK Gandhi as an “accident” triggering a massive controversy in the state on Friday.

Reportedly, the two-page booklet titled “Aama Bapuji: Eka Jhalaka” (Our Bapuji: A Glimpse) was published on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. The booklet presents a brief account of his teachings, works and links with Odisha. However, the booklet also states that MK Gandhi “died due to accidental reasons in a sudden sequence of events on January 30, 1948, at Delhi’s Birla House”.

In the wake of the furore, the Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government has ordered a probe to determine the circumstances that led to its publication by the School and Mass Education department for distribution in state-run and state-aided schools.

Read: Nathuram Godse was not a terrorist, much less a Hindu Terrorist, and using him to demonize Hindus is a cheap tactic

The gaffe by the Odisha government has received flak from various political parties and activists, who demanded an apology from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and sought immediate measures to correct the “blunder”.

The Congress on Friday went on to demand the resignation of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, stating that the state government tried to distort facts by terming MK Gandhi’s death an accident.

“Patnaik must take responsibility for the blunder, seek an apology and issue a directive to immediately withdraw the booklet,” the Congress Legislature Party leader said.

Read: What kinds of people glorify someone like Nathuram Godse? Respected poets!

Senior Congress leader Narasingha Mishra accused the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government of favouring Gandhi haters while adding that children have every right to know who killed Gandhi and the circumstances in which he was assassinated. “The death of the Father of the Nation has been put in a way that it pleases his haters,” he added.

CPI Odisha state secretary Asish Kanungo echoed similar sentiments and alleged that the move was part of a conspiracy hatched by the state to twist history and hide the truth about Gandhi. “Everyone knows that Nathuram Godse killed Gandhiji, following which he was apprehended, tried and sentenced to death. The children should be told the truth and the booklet immediately was withdrawn,” Kanungo stated.

Read: Khajuraho, Islamic invaders and Mahatma Gandhi

Academician Prof Manoranjan Mohanty took strong objection to the incident and demanded immediate action against those responsible for misrepresenting facts in a government publication.

Mohanty claimed that Godse sympathizers must have influenced the writer and publisher and insisted that a revised booklet with accurate information should be redistributed among students.

Read: One Hundred Years of the end of ‘Khilafat’: How the Gandhi supported movement unleashed the beast of Islamic fanaticism

Meanwhile, Samir Ranjan Dash, the state School and Mass Education Minister tried to do some damage control, while asserting that the “matter was being examined”. The government has taken the matter very seriously and action will be taken against those found responsible for the act, Dash added.

Madhya Pradesh: Congress MLA insults Rajputs, says Prithviraj Chauhan’s kingdom ruined because of alcoholism

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Madhya Pradesh: Congress MLA insults Rajputs, says Prithviraj Chauhan’s kingdom ruined because of alcoholism

A big controversy has broken out after Baijnath Kushwah, a Congress MLA in Madhya Pradesh, gesticulated that drinking (alcohol) ruined the kingdom of many matchless kings, including Delhi’s Prithviraj Chauhan and Maharana Pratap. The ruling party MLA made the comments while addressing school children at a Children Day program on Thursday.


Addressing a program organised at a school in Morena district in Madhya Pradesh to mark the occasion of Children’s day, the Congress MLA from Sabalgarh seat of Morena district, Baijnath Kushwah said: “Kings spanning from Delhi’s Prithiviraj Chauhan to Kannauj’s ruler Jaichand, all these kings were matchless rulers. But only due to one reason (the MLA gesticulated towards drinking habits) their kingdoms were ruined, leaving their forts to be inhabited now by bats. There is no one left behind on earth to take their (these kings) names,” said the MLA. “Therefore, never touch alcohol,” he had added.

Baijnath Kushwah had made these comments to explain to the students how alcohol is bad. But the strange allegory presented by the MLA has landed him in trouble as the enraged members of Rajput Karni Sena have sought a public apology from the politician for defaming their ancestors and threatened him of dire consequences if he does not apologies at the earliest. “The words used by the MLA are deplorable and cannot be tolerated if the MLA doesn’t apologise publicly for these words, his tongue will be cut to ensure that he cannot speak such words again,” said a local Rajput Karni Sena leader Arun Rajawat.

The Congress has, however, distanced itself from Kushwaha’s statement. Senior party member and general administration minister in the Congress’ Madhya Pradesh cabinet, Govind Singh said the person who made such a remark should be answerable.

Meanwhile, BJP spokesman Rajneesh Agarwal condemned the statement and said Congress had always insulted the patriots. He said the statement of Congress MLA is an insult of bravery.

Tamil Nadu: UPA MP says Hindu temples are places with ‘dirty idols’, complaint lodged

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Tamil Nadu: UPA MP says Hindu temples are places with ‘dirty idols’, complaint lodged

In a shocking incident, Thol Thirumavalavan, the Member of Parliament from Chidambaram constituency of Tamil Nadu, has made offensive statements against Hindu temples triggering a massive uproar across social media, reports Swarajya.

Thol Thirumavalavan, the founder of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), who fought the 2019 Lok Sabha elections under a UPA-DMK alliance ticket, on Wednesday made a derogatory reference to Hindu temples at an event in Puducherry.

Reportedly, in a video that has gone viral on social media now, the UPA MP Thirumavalavan can be seen addressing a meeting for “opposing Sanatana Dharma education policies” and mocking the Hindu temples in front of the audience stating “if the building has a dome, it is a mosque; if it is tall and straight, it is a church; and if it has dirty idols/dolls, it is a temple”.


Following the anti-Hindu statements, Hindu groups such as Hindu Munnani have lodged complaints in different police stations in Ariyalur district demanding the registration of an FIR against Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader Thol Thirumavalavan. Some social media users also demanded the arrest of the Chidambaram MP.

One Congress from Tamil Nadu, Americai V Narayanan, had tweeted that he had conveyed his displeasure to Thirumavalavan and the latter has stated that the derogatory statement was made ‘in a flow’.

West Bengal: BJP worker found dead hanging from a tree, BJP blames ruling TMC

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West Bengal: BJP worker found dead hanging from a tree, BJP blames ruling TMC

In yet another horrific incident, a BJP worker was allegedly killed by TMC workers in West Bengal. In an image shared by the West Bengal unit of Bharatiya Janata Party on November 15 (Friday), a man can be seen hanging from a tree. According to the Tweet put out on the party’s state unit official handle, the man who has been brutally hanged to death was identified as Barsha Hansda, a tribal BJP worker from Paschim Medinipur in West Bengal.

Holding the ruling TMC goons responsible for this heinous act, BJP Bengal tweeted, “Barsha Hansda, a tribal BJP worker from Paschim Medinipur, was hanged to death by TMC goons. Why are the liberals so silent now on these brutal political murders in TMC ruled West Bengal? Would they be so silent if this was a BJP ruled state?”


According to reports, the incident followed clashes between BJP and TMC workers earlier this week. On Tuesday, several BJP workers were booked by police for a clash with TMC workers on Monday. Barsha Hansda was among the BJP workers against whom police had registered the cases. On Thursday, BJP workers had protested against this saying that the party workers were booked under false charges. Barsha Hansda was also part of this protest. And the next day on Friday, Hansda’s body was found hanging from a tree near his house.

The incident was subsequently shared by the party’s West Bengal president Dilip Ghosh who condemned the horrific incident and blamed TMC for targeting BJP karyakarta’s in West Bengal.

In his two tweet posts, Ghosh wrote: “Shame TMC shame! Barsha Hansda of Santoshpur (Dantan, Paschim Medinipur Zela) brutally killed and his body hung on a tree.”

“This active vibrant party karyakarta from the Adivasi community loved BJP. So he was hunted down by the #PoliticalTerrorists of TMC. To create fear through terror was, is and will always be the political mantra of TMC,” he added.


West Bengal has been a witness to several such incidents in the past where BJP workers have fallen prey to the angst of TMC goons who have unleashed their inhumanity and barbaric on these innocent workers, especially since BJP has made successful inroads into the state. BJP has long been alleging that its workers are being targetted and killed for political reasons.

In one of such several incidents reported, BJP minority cell member Amir Ali was killed in a clash in Hooghly on October 30. Blaming the TMC goons for the murder, the BJP had then called for a 12-hour bandh in West Bengal’s Arambagh district.

On October 12, it was reported that yet another BJP worker hailing from Ranaghat in TMC ruled West Bengal’s Nadia district has been brutally shot dead. According to reports, 50-year-old BJP leader Harlal Debnath of booth number 21 of Habibpur Panchayat of Ranaghat police station was returning home after closing his shop late at night when he was shot dead on October 11 (Friday) night by some miscreants.

The best tribute to Bhagwan Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary is to fight for anti-conversion laws

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The best tribute to Bhagwan Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary is to fight for anti-conversion laws

What is the best way to pay tribute to Bhagwan Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary? The story of his life, which was cut short at the tender age of (less than) 25 years, gives us some clues.

As a child, Birsa Munda was baptized and raised as “Birsa David” at a school in Jharkhand run by Christian missionaries. Many tribals at the time had to convert thus, as a precondition for receiving an education in missionary schools. This was in the 1870s and the 1880s, when oppression by Christian missionaries, obviously patronized by the British colonial government was at its peak.

On growing up, he cast away the name of “Birsa David” and decided to return to his original faith. The Church at the time extracted tributes from the public, leading to immense hardship among the much oppressed and impoverished people. He decided to start an uprising.

Read: Birsa Munda, a tribal legend who was a nightmare for Christian missionaries during the British Raj

Matters came to a head-on Christmas eve in December 1899, when Birsa Munda and his followers rose up against the Church and landowners patronized by the imperial government. This is recorded in his official biography by A K Dhan from the Publications Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

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He was captured by the British government and died in a jail in Ranchi soon after, laying down his life before reaching his 25th birthday.

There is a lot to unpack here. The first is the shameful history of oppression of tribal people by the Church in India. How many people even know about this?

The second is the pain of Indian people being uprooted from their original belief system and converted by missionaries. This is a form of aggression and Birsa Munda clearly understood it as such. Almost one hundred and twenty years after his death, have we as a nation realized it properly even today?

No. In fact, the popular discourse around Birsa Munda has often painted him as an icon of tribal separatism. This amazing Orwellian feat has been achieved by collusion between leftists, missionaries and the ‘secular’ establishment. On the ground in Jharkhand, missionaries and their allies often use his name to pit tribals against ordinary Hindus!

Could there be a better day than Birsa Munda’s birthday to push for a nationwide anti-conversion law?

The identity of the Indian nation is anchored in its traditional beliefs. These beliefs constitute our identity, which is as much a legacy as any other form of wealth. An organized campaign to uproot our people from this identity is no different from colonial plunder of the riches of India.

Is an anti-conversion law against the principle of secularism? Of course not. This is like saying that rejecting British colonialism is against free trade or capitalism. The British Empire required India to become a captive market for British made goods. This is how the wealth of India was systematically pumped out. A sovereign India does not reject trade relations with the UK. Instead, we trade out of free choice, which enriches both our economies. Free trade only works if it makes both parties better off.

Secularism is supposed to work the same way. Our traditions are our cultural wealth. We can engage actively with other nations and other cultures. The free exchanges are supposed to make everyone better off. That’s real secularism. But the organized missionary cartels and the lack of awareness in India means it becomes one-sided plunder, akin to the dumping of Chinese goods in the Indian market.

One hundred and twenty years ago, the young hero Birsa Munda rose up against this cultural plunder. No better way to honour his memory than to make a final push today for a nationwide anti-conversion law.

Delhi court directs police to issue 10-day pre-arrest notice before arresting Shehla Rashid for defaming Indian Army

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Delhi court directs police to issue 10-day pre-arrest notice before arresting Shehla Rashid for defaming Indian Army

A local court in Delhi has ordered that if there is a need to arrest Shehla Rashid, the police will have to give advance notice of 10 days to her before the arrest. The court issued this order to police while disposing of an anticipatory bail plea filed by the student activist turned politician.


Shehla Rashid had approached the court seeking anticipatory bail in a case filed against her for defaming Indian army on social media. The JNU freelance protestor-turned-politician is facing several charges under sections 124-A (sedition), 153A (promoting enmity), 153 (provocation with intent to cause riot), 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code for posting defamatory content against the Indian army.

In a series of tweets posted by Shehla, she had accused the Indian Army of entering houses in the middle of the night, picking up boys and ransacking the homes, deliberately mixing oil with rice. Furthering her propaganda, she had also claimed that the armed forces had picked up four who were then taken into the Army camp. “A mic was kept close to them so that the entire area could hear them scream, and be terrorised. This created an environment of fear in the entire area,” added Shehla Rashid.

However, the Indian Army rejected allegations made by Shehla Rashid regarding the situation in the Jammu and Kashmir and called it “baseless”. “Allegations levelled by Shehla Rashid are baseless and rejected. Such unverified & fake news is spread by inimical elements and organisations to incite unsuspecting population,” said Indian Army.

Pakistan’s science minister wants ‘SPARCO’ to give internet to Kashmiris via satellite, Twitter blasts him with jokes

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Pakistan’s science minister wants ‘SPARCO’ to give internet to Kashmiris via satellite, Twitter blasts him with jokes

In yet another buffoonery by Fawad Hussain Chaudhry, the federal minister for Science and Technology in the Government of Pakistan recently announced in a speech that he has asked “SPARCO”-the Pakistani Space agency to check the feasibility of providing Internet services to the residents of Jammu and Kashmir via satellite or any other technology.

“Internet has become a fundamental right nowadays by the world. I have asked SPARCO if we have the technological prowess to provide Internet services to the people of Jammu and Kashmir who are held incommunicado by India for the last 100 days. I have inquired to SPARCO if the Internet services can be extended through satellite or through other means,” Hussain said. 


Chaudhry even went ahead to RT tweets that mentioned the Pakistani space agency as ‘SPRACO’.

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Read: Meet Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, one of the most deranged men in parody country Pakistan

Soon after the video was uploaded on social media, users started mocking Hussain for his erroneous pronunciation of Pakistani Space agency-SUPARCO(Space and Upper Atmosphere  Commission) as SPARCO. He was also reminded of the economic crisis facing Pakistan and the sky-rocketing inflation in the country before venturing to help the residents of Jammu and Kashmir, that too via ‘satellite’.

Mocking about the tomato crunch in Pakistan, one user advised him to explore the possibility of stealing tomatoes from India via satellite.


A mortified Pakistani who could not hide his embarrassment ridiculed Hussain for being a federal minister and yet unaware of the spelling of “SUPARCO”. The Pakistani user said that leaders like Hussain have damaged the narrative of “new Pakistan”.


Pakistani journalist Naila Inayat shared an ‘exclusive’ demo video on how exactly Fawad Chaudhry was providing internet for Kashmiris via ‘satellite’.


Another Twitter user reminded Hussain that India has the capability of ASAT(Anti Satellite Weapons) and is fully capable of destroying enemy satellites lurking around its region.


A rational Pakistani Twitter user, though it’s an oxymoron, suggested Hussain to instead provide free Internet services to Pakistanis at railway stations, bus stands and shopping centres.


This is not the first time Hussain has regaled users on Twitter and those attending his rallies. The low IQ Pakistani minister had fallen for pranks many times. Indian Right Wing meme makers have time and again played pranks on the poor Pakistani minister.

Read: Parody country Pakistan’s politician gets fooled again, this time Fawad Hussain falls prey to the Indian right-wing meme team

Even in his own country, Fawad Choudhry often becomes the butt of jokes and insults. A fellow parliamentarian had once called him a dog that was tied in his house inside the national assembly.

Prima facie allegations serious, P Chidambaram played a ‘key and active role’: Delhi HC observes while dismissing bail

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Prima facie allegations serious, P Chidambaram played a ‘key and active role’: Delhi HC observes while dismissing bail

The Delhi High Court has dismissed yet another bail application of senior Congress leader and accused in INX Media scam P Chidambaram. The bail has been denied in the case filed by the Enforcement Directorate in the INX Media transactions.

In a scathing statement, the Delhi High Court, while dismissing P Chidambaram’s bail plea said that prima facie, the allegations against Chidambaram were serious in nature and that there is evidence to show that he played a ‘key and active role’.


While the Court did say that Chidambaram is not at flight risk and since the case is already being filed, he cannot tamper with witnesses either, the High Court went on to dismiss the bail plea saying that Chidambaram is accused of serious financial wrong-doing and such cases need to be dealt with strictly by the Court.

Interestingly, the High Court observed that granting bail to senior Congress leader and scam accused P Chidambaram would send the wrong message to society. The High Court observed that the entire community would be aggrieved if such serious offenders are let off by the Court.

Read: All you need to know about the INX Media scam

While the bail proceedings were on, SG Tushar Mehta presented a letter given by one of the witnesses, in a sealed cover. Justice Kait had asked the SG to show statements of witnesses that suggest Chidambaram tried to influence the witnesses.

SG Mehta also said that there are three other witnesses whom Chidambaram tried to influence and ‘win over’.

Read: Read about the P Chidambaram link in the new FIR filed against NDTV by the CBI

While SG Tushar Mehta made these arguments, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi argued that accused tampering with witnesses while in custody is a ‘rarest of rare’ case.

The court cited arguments made by SG Tushar Mehta on shell companies abroad, generation of fake invoices by the companies controlled by Karti and layering of money in bank accounts, to opine that the allegations against the Petitioner are prima facie serious, hence relief in the form of bail cannot be warranted.

Read: INX Media case: CBI tells the court that finance ministry officials had changed file notings to approve excess FDI

On October 18, the CBI had submitted charge sheet against Chidambaram, his son Karti, former INX Media head Peter Mukherjee and eleven others for offences of cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy under Sections 120B, 420, 468, 471 of Indian Penal Code and offences under Sections 9 and 13(1) (d) of Prevention of Corruption Act.

BHU: Students of Sanskrit department protest against appointment of Muslim professor, department refuses to budge

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BHU: Students of Sanskrit department protest against appointment of Muslim professor, department refuses to budge

Banaras Hindu University has been lately embroiled in various controversies, with one being over the appointment of a Muslim professor in the Sanskrit department. For the last week, students of the Sanskrit literature department at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have been protesting against the appointment of a Muslim assistant professor.

The professor, one Firoze Khan, has been appointed in the literature department of the faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharm Vigyan (SVDV) of the BHU.

On November 8, a large group of students staged a sit-in protest outside the vice chancellor’s house to demand that the decision to appoint Firoz Khan as an assistant professor in the department be revoked.

Meanwhile, the administration has been adamant on its decision to appoint the professor saying that it has appointed the ‘most qualified candidate’ for the position. The university maintains that they had selected candidates after a transparent process and the appointments are unanimously decided.

Read: Case registered against BHU official for removing RSS flag from south campus in Mirzapur

According to sources no classes are being held in the department since Dr Firoz Khan’s appointment on November 6. Fearing protests from the students, Khan too has not yet visited the faculty premises since his appointment.

“It is written on the plaque that the entry of non-Aryans is prohibited in the department. The plaque was installed by BHU founder Madan Mohan Malaviya Ji in 1916 when the university was established. The entry of Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists is allowed, but other non-Hindus are prohibited from entering the department,” said Shubham Kumar Tiwary, a PhD student at the Sahitya department of the faculty echoing the mind of many protesting students who believe that appointing a Muslim would be against the values of Madan Mohan Malaviya, the founder of BHU. Some also believed that corruption and bribery were involved in hiring Khan.

The students, who have been protesting the appointment, met Vice-Chancellor Rakesh Bhatnagar and the Head of Department Umakant Chaturvedi on Thursday and demanded the immediate cancellation of Khan’s appointment. However, the VC and the head of the department, in the meeting which lasted over 3 hours, made it clear that management is not willing to rescind the professor’s appointment.

“We have been told that the matter will be discussed with a legal expert in the future. We will continue our protest till he (Khan) is removed,” Tiwary said.

On the other hand, Professor Chaturvedi said that Khan was appointed by due process. “What is written on the plaque can’t be followed because the university comes under the UGC and we have to follow the rules and guidelines of the UGC,” the professor said.

This controversy had not yet simmered down when an additional controversy erupted in the University on Thursday after students of Birla and Lal Bahadur Shastri hostel in BHU got into an ugly brawl over an old dispute. Police had to intervene and resort to lathi-charge to calm down the situation which went out of control with students pelting stones and assaulting each other.

After the police intervention, students have now sat on a dharna (sit-in-protest) demanding legal action against the policemen. Several students who thronged to the campus and blocked the main gate of the university demanded that police forces, which have been heavily deployed in the university premises to maintain law and order, be sent back immediately. The students also demanded that the vice-chancellor and the chief proctor should resign taking moral responsibility of the lathi-charge and assault on students at the hands of the police.

In what transpired, two groups of students had got into an argument over something at the Birla hostel intersection on Thursday morning. This dispute turned ugly after the students went back to their hostels. Students of the LBS hostel allegedly threw stones and petrol bombs from their roof at students of the Birla hostel.

After receiving the information the police had reached the premises and searched the hostel rooms. Police recovered several stones and a pistol from LBS hostel’s terrace. They also detained 15 students who did not belong to BHU and were allegedly there to fan tensions.

While SP City Dinesh Singh said that students are being questioned and security has been tightened in the camps, the chief proctor said that action would be taken against those found guilty.

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