Amid protests on PU campus on the deadly stabbing, one other incident of violence was reported within the wee hours of Tuesday, as a battle broke out exterior boys’ hostel quantity 4.
In keeping with sources, the incident concerned two factions of the Nationwide College students’ Union of India (NSUI). The PU Administration will kind a committee to inquire concerning the incident. As per a police official as many as eight individuals have been concerned within the battle resulting in minor accidents.
In the meantime, the Joint Motion Committee (JAC), Panjab College (PU), clarified that the battle that came about between outsiders and college students of PU exterior boys’ hostel quantity 4, between 2 am and 4 am on Tuesday has no reference to the “peaceable and constitutionally-driven” protests for Aditya Thakur.
The JAC has been protesting since final week, demanding justice for Thakur, 22, a second-year laptop science scholar of the PU’s College Institute of Engineering and Know-how (UIET), who was reportedly fatally stabbed throughout a live performance by Haryanvi singer Masoom Sharma on March 28.
The committee additional claimed that the violent conflict was a private battle, which is now being intentionally linked to the battle to “defame this motion and discredit the peaceable protest” presently being held on the PU’s Pupil Centre.
The JAC has additionally submitted a written criticism to the SHO, Sector 11 Police Station, relating to the incident through which the PU scholar of the English Division was injured and obtained stitches on the pinnacle. On this criticism, 4 people have been recognized based mostly on the video footage. The criticism additionally requires strict motion towards these behind the deliberate execution of this act.
“It’s with deep remorse that we report a deliberate marketing campaign of false, deceptive, and defamatory propaganda being carried out by 4 college students from the Departments of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Physics, who’ve circulated pamphlets and cartoon posters falsely alleging that JAC is partaking in “politics over lifeless our bodies” and exploiting the identify of the deceased scholar, Aditya Thakur, for political acquire.
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“This act will not be solely a direct assault on the picture of our motion, but in addition a harmful try and disrupt peace on campus, divide college students, and undermine a collective, justice-driven effort,” shared PUCSC vice-president Archit Garg. The pamphlets alleged that the JAC has turned the tragic incident of the deadly stabbing of Aditya right into a “political instrument”, towards the desires of Aditya’s father.
The PU committee has demanded speedy authorized motion towards the scholars and identification and prosecution of the masterminds behind this “defamatory marketing campaign”, and implementation of sturdy disciplinary insurance policies and institutional safeguards by the college administration to stop such deceptive actions in future. “The JAC reaffirms that our motion is fully peaceable, democratic, and inside the constitutional framework. Nonetheless, if such conspiracies and propaganda aren’t addressed urgently, they could severely hurt the tutorial and social surroundings of the college,” a member of JAC, mentioned.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), PU has additionally condemned the violent assault perpetrated reportedly by unidentified outsiders. ABVP president Parvindra Singh Negi mentioned the union stands in solidarity with the scholars who’re peacefully exercising their democratic proper to protest and categorical their anguish over the heinous crime dedicated towards Thakur.
“The unprovoked assault by exterior components is an unacceptable act of aggression and a blatant try and suppress the voices of justice. We strongly imagine that such acts of violence don’t have any place on a college campus or in a democratic society. The security and safety of our college students are of paramount significance, and we demand that the authorities take speedy and stringent motion to establish and convey the perpetrators of this assault to justice,” mentioned Negi.
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ABVP has urged the Chandigarh Police to conduct an intensive investigation into this incident and make sure that these accountable are held accountable for his or her actions, and appealed to the college administration to take mandatory measures to make sure the security and safety of all college students and to facilitate a peaceable surroundings within the pursuit of justice for Thakur.
