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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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
