BBC docu screening: 2 students say JNUSU members harassed them, Aishe Ghosh says they threw stones
New Delhi(PTI): Two JNU students have alleged they were assaulted and harassed by some members of the students union, an allegation rejected JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, who claimed they threw stones at a gathering watching a controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday night.
The Left-backed AISA, whose members took part in the screening of the documentary, rejected the allegation, claiming they caught two Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members but they were not harassed.
"We caught them when they threw stones at us but did not harass them in any form," AISA JNU President Qasim said.
Several students, who gathered at the JNU students' union office for a screening of the BBC documentary, claimed the university administration cut power and internet to stop the event and staged a protest after stones were thrown at them.
They claimed that they were attacked when they were watching the documentary on their mobile phones as the screening could not be held. Some alleged that the attackers were ABVP members, a charge the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliated student body denied.
JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh said they caught two ABVP members who threw stones at them.
"We were peacefully watching the documentary on our cell phones as the university snapped the power and Internet. ABVP goons threw stones at us. We caught two of them," she said.
Of the two caught was Gaurav, a second-year post-graduate student of the university, who denied that he threw any stone. He claimed that he was assaulted by JNUSU members.
"I was out on the campus with my friends for tea when I noticed that a large number of people have gathered. I noticed the commotion before I could react.
"Several people surrounded me and grabbed me by the neck. I pleaded with them that I am a heart patient and have anxiety issues. But they started dragging and made several allegations against me," Gaurav claimed.
He is affiliated with ABVP but claimed that he was unaware of any development on campus.
The other student claimed, "I was out with my friends when they caught and harassed me."
Late on Tuesday night, raising slogans of "Inqlaab Zindabad" and against the JNU administration, the protesting students marched to the Vasant Kunj police station to lodge a complaint against the "stone pelters".
On the power cut at the campus, a JNU administration official, requesting anonymity told PTI, "There is a major (power) line fault at the university. We are looking into it. The engineering department is saying it will be resolved at the earliest."
There was no immediate official response from the JNU administration to the allegations and claims of the students. It had on Monday in an advisory said that the union had not taken its permission for the event and it should be cancelled, warning of strict disciplinary action.
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Yogish Gowda murder case: HC issues notice to CBI after hearing Kulkarni’s plea
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court has issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) following the filing of application by Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni and Chandrashekhar Indi challenging the life imprisonment awarded to them by the Special Court for murder of BJP Dharwad leader Yogish Gowda.
The divisional bench comprising Justices Muhammad Nawaz and T Venkatesh Naik heard the pleas filed by Kulkarni on April 15 and Chandrashekhar Indi also called Chandu Mama on April 16.
The bench has now issued a notice to the CBI and also directed the HC Registry to obtain the trial court documents before adjourning the hearing.
