Scuffle at Jamia Millia Islamia after Jai Shri Ram slogans allegedly targeted Muslim women students
New Delhi: A scuffle broke out at Jamia Millia Islamia University on Tuesday during Diwali celebrations organised by ABVP, after ABVP members allegedly raised "Jai Shri Ram" slogans at Muslim women students. This led to a fight, with intense sloganeering from both sides.
NSUI Jamia Millia Islamia condemned the violence, holding ABVP and its leadership responsible for the unrest on campus. They denounced the involvement of DU vice presidential candidate Bhanu Pratap Singh and called for an end to ABVP's "goon culture" on university campuses.
Similarly, SFI JMI condemned the incident, alleging that Rashtriya Kala Manch, an ABVP-affiliated group, invited outside individuals, including prominent ABVP leaders, who were responsible for escalating the situation. SFI stated that Muslim women students were targeted with communal slogans, which led to violent clashes. Police intervention, including lathi charges, resulted in injuries to university students, while the alleged perpetrators left without facing consequences.
The Fraternity Movement has also strongly condemned the involvement of the university administration, accusing it of siding with RSS-ABVP members. They claim non-student ABVP leaders were present on campus, disrupting the peaceful environment. The organisation stated that the administration allowed these individuals to intimidate students and promote communal agendas under their protection.
The situation has since been brought under control. An official statement from the university and the police mentioning the real cause behind the incident is awaited.
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Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
Mumbai, Nov 25: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed 46 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) winning just 20 out of 95 seats it contested.
"We have received nearly 450 complaints regarding EVMs. Despite raising objections repeatedly, no action has been taken on these issues. How can we say these elections were conducted fairly? Hence, I demand that the results be set aside and elections be held again using ballot papers," Raut said.
Citing some instances, he said a candidate in Nashik reportedly received only four votes despite having 65 votes from his family, while in Dombivli, discrepancies were found in EVM tallies, and election officials refused to acknowledge the objections.
The Sena (UBT) leader also questioned the credibility of the landslide victories of some candidates, saying, "What revolutionary work have they done to receive more than 1.5 lakh votes? Even leaders who recently switched parties have become MLAs. This raises suspicions. For the first time, a senior leader like Sharad Pawar has expressed doubts about EVMs, which cannot be ignored."
Asked about the MVA's poor performance in the elections, Raut rejected the idea of blaming a single individual.
"We fought as a united MVA. Even a leader like Sharad Pawar, who commands immense respect in Maharashtra, faced defeat. This shows that we need to analyse the reasons behind the failure. One of the reasons is EVM irregularities and the misuse of the system, unconstitutional practices, and even judicial decisions left unresolved by Justice Chandrachud," he said.
Raut stressed that though internal differences might have existed within the MVA, the failure was collective.
He also accused the Mahayuti of conducting the elections in an unfair manner.
"I cannot call the elections fair given the numerous reports of discrepancies in EVMs, mismatched numbers, and vote irregularities across the state," Raut said.
