During the meeting of West Bengal College and University Professor Association (WBCUPA), a situation of tense confrontation arose at Jadavpur University. Reason, leftist student organizations staged a protest demanding the election of the student union. The demonstration started before the Education Minister Balata Basu arrived here. During the protest, the students surrounded the Education Minister and shouted slogans.
Association officials tried to intervene and asked the protesting students to leave, but the situation reached the scuffle between the students and the officials. The deadlock continued and the students stopped the car of Education Minister Balata Basu. After this, he even removed the air of the tires of the minister’s car.
The protesters vandalized their car, broke the bonnet and windows and even placed shoes on the car. The minister was held hostage for about two hours. After this, a scuffle started among the students, resulting in a student beaten badly.
Please tell that Jadavpur University has been in the headlines many times. Sometimes there is a case of death of a student or ragging. Student organizations have also opposed the installation of CCTV inside the university campus. After which a notice was issued by the SFI unit of Jadavpur University and said that the accused is not part of the SFI unit since January 28, 2025.