September 17 marks the 28th anniversary of the 'Parumala Balidan Diwas', the fateful day when three ABVP activists were stoned to death by SFI-DYFI goons.
Catherine Vattoly stopped sixth-grade students from chanting Sanskrit verses during the morning assembly on 15th July. A First Information Report (FIR) was registered against her, per the authorities.
While revoking permission to celebrate Ram Navami at campus, Jadavpur University said in its notice that they recieved complaints of communal threats from different groups of students at the University, which might lead to the disruption of peace and harmony within the campus.
ABVP who had been working to ensure justice for the victims of Naxal violence, wants to bring their fight to the forefront with the nomination of Umesh Chandra Ajmeera, a victim of Naxal violence, as their Presidential candidate in the JNUSU elections.
Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned nine people, including some close aides and acquaintances of suspended Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh, to appear before it on Monday
Dibakar Acharjee, Joint Secretary of the ABVP unit of the state, said that the organisation strongly opposed any such initiative by educational institutions, hurting religious sentiment.