Jadaavpur university chaos: A chaotic situation arose during the protest on Saturday (March 1, 2025) demanding the student union election at Jadavpur University in Kolkata. After this demonstration, FIR has also been registered on five people, while one person has also been detained. During the protest, the students of the Left student organization Student Federation of India (SFI) stopped the car of Education Minister Bratiya Basu and removed the air from the tires and vandalized it.
Students of various organizations including CPM’s student branch SFI have alleged that the minister’s car crushed a student. During this period, an incident of arson also came to light. After this entire accident, there was an uncomfortable peace in the university campus on Sunday (March 2, 2025) as the police is on alert to stop any kind of violence.
What happened in Jadavpur University?
Education Minister Bratya Basu, who is considered close to the ruling Trinamool Congress, reached Jadavpur University on Saturday to participate in the annual general meeting of the College and the University Professor Association. During this time, students supporting SFI and CPIML shouted slogans of Go back. The Education Minister said that while leaving, he tried to talk to the students, but he was surrounded.
Goons of Sfi and Ai̇sa Inseide Jadavpur University. One can clear hear, Instructing Brick and Stone Pelting towards the honorable education ministers Shri @basu_bratya Car, Using Filthy Language and Inciting Violence! This is the culture of these hooligans and their failed… pic.twitter.com/AstJ4EKI0Q
– Saayoni Ghosh (@Sayani06) March 2, 2025
Senior faculty members also surrounded
After his departure, some students also broke the banners for the meeting of the Teachers Association and surrounded some senior faculty members. Not only this, a room of TMC teacher wing was also vandalized. SFI supporters demonstrated near the premises to protest their colleagues to protest, while Minister of State Arup Vishwas and local MP Sayoni Ghosh led the march in protest against the assault with Bratiya Basu.
Education Minister reached the hospital after clash
After a clash in the university, Basu was taken to SSKM Hospital. He suffered a left hand injury due to breaking the glass of the car. Basu said, “X ray has been done due to chest pain. Doctors have said that there is no serious injury. I was ready to talk to the protesting students. SFI had submitted a memorandum to me, but when I was about to sit in the car, more than 100 aggressive protesters surrounded me. I was ready to talk to five representatives in the presence of the Vice Chancellor, but he did not want a creative conversation. They wanted chaos.
‘Planning of clash was already done’
At the same time, Kunal Ghosh, the state general secretary of Trinamool, met the Education Minister in the hospital and told the media that the attack has been done by pre -plan, who only want to spread the valent.
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