Kolkata: ‘Azad Kashmir’ and ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti were spotted at one place on the Jadavpur University campus triggering a row, while most of the classes and exams were held in the institute as per schedule on Monday.
The alleged entry of ‘plainclothes police personnel’ on the university campus, coinciding with that of a professor linked to the ruling Trinamool Congress, also did not go down well with a section of the students and teachers.
Protests were being held for the past few days at Jadavpur University where two students were injured after the car of state Education Minister Bratya Basu and another accompanying vehicle allegedly grazed past them during a left protest on the campus on March 1.
An FIR has been lodged against Basu, and professor and TMC leader Om Prakash Mishra in connection with the violence.
Graffiti in black proclaiming ‘Azad Kashmir’ and ‘Free Palestine’ was seen on a wall near gate number three of the university, but it was not known who or which organisation was behind it.
JU’s Trinamool Chhatra Parishad unit president Kishalay Roy told PTI: “Some ultra-Left student outfits are behind this and more such graffiti can be spotted if one goes around the sprawling campus.” SFI’s JU unit leader Abhinaba Basu said, “We don’t support secessionist views though we are against the repression of minorities in BJP-ruled states.” He asserted that SFI, the student wing of the CPI(M), has a clear stand on the Palestine issue.
