Bengaluru: The central college campus of the city will be the venue of a ‘face off’ between ABVP leaders/activists and their opponents on Wednesday with both groups holding two different events.
According to a press communication released by Mr. Praveen, ABVP Vibhag Saha Sanchalak Bengaluru North organization has called for a protest against all the anti-national elements on Wednesday inside the central college campus. According to the ABVP release, it has been informed that Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad will conduct protests against anti-national elements on the university campus. They are also demanding the arrest of all the anti-national elements in JNU campus.
Meanwhile, a few like-minded organizations have also arranged another event at the same campus. According to the event organisers, this event with the purpose of protecting the independence of university campuses and students from JNU, Ambedkar Periyar Study Center, IIT Chennai, FTII Pune, will speak on the challenges they are facing.
Speaking to this newspaper, a faculty member of the university informed that with both the groups having a strong activist base in the university, the situation is expected to turn ugly. "It’s the first time students are divided on such a level," he commented.
Mixed reaction
Meanwhile, BU campus in Jnana Bharathi and Jnana Jyothi were forcibly shut down by various organisations in protest against Rohith Vemula's suicide incident and to make the university campuses caste-free. Bahujan Vidyarthi Sangha (BVS), SFI, DYFI, various dalit organisations supported the bandh call. Hundreds of activists of all the organisations took part in the protest march held at the Jnana Bharathi campus and raised slogans against right-wing organisations and the union government.
The Bandh was also observed at various other government institutions, including GKVK. But the response was very poor in all the private institutes with college managements by and large being opposed to any kind of bandh.
Speaking to this newspaper, the head of a private college said that allowing any kind of protest or bandh may hit the reputation of the institute and they do not encourage such acts on their campus.
