From spreading fake news on JNU to garnering support for CAA through dubious claims, netizens are calling out BJP's IT Cell
5 years ago

From spreading fake news on JNU to garnering support for CAA through dubious claims, netizens are calling out BJP's IT Cell

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The BJP IT-cell members and several known pro-BJP handles were called out time and again for trying to bribe voters with petty payoffs in order to get them to support Citizenship Amendment Bill. The anti-CAA protests across the nation and the Twitter war — with anti-CAA hashtags dominating trends since weeks before the BJP IT cell could manage to get pro-government phrases to trend within close quarters of the former — got even pro-government sections talking that the government was ‘ caught napping ’ on the issue. The party released its own version of events, with various BJP supporters seeking to counter the JNU students’ claim by calling it a staged attack of Left-leaning students. pic.twitter.com/ECvfTiYj5i — Amit Malviya January 5, 2020 This is after several people on Twitter identified at least three ABVP activists armed with rods and sticks around the campus, while ABVP’s Delhi joint secretary Anima Sonkar admitted on national television that ABVP activists were armed.

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New narrative around JNU poses a challenge to intellectual freedom and opportunity
8 months, 2 weeks ago

New narrative around JNU poses a challenge to intellectual freedom and opportunity

The Hindu  

On April 10, the day World QS rankings declared Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University as India’s top-ranked university, JNU’s Narmada hostel lights up at 9 p.m. As students eat dinner in the mess and wrap up for the night, two young men use markers to write ‘Hastinapur University’ on chart paper stuck in front of the hostel. The student experience Garwita …

‘Hate propaganda’: JNU students protest against makers of ‘Bastar: The Naxal Story’
11 months ago

‘Hate propaganda’: JNU students protest against makers of ‘Bastar: The Naxal Story’

The Hindu  

A section of students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University on Thursday protested against the teaser of upcoming film Bastar: The Naxal Story, demanding “immediate action” against the director and actors of the movie. The film, directed by Sudipto Sen — known for his previous controversial production, The Kerala Story — showed in its teaser a scene wherein actor Adah Sharma, …

Opposition flays ruling BJP over IT cell members’ role in IIT-BHU case
1 year ago

Opposition flays ruling BJP over IT cell members’ role in IIT-BHU case

The Hindu  

Opposition parties on Monday sharpened their attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Uttar Pradesh over the alleged involvement of the ruling party workers in the sexual assault a student inside the Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University campus in Varanasi in November last year. Claiming that the accused are linked to the ruling party, Uttar Pradesh Congress president …

JNUSU's Attack Claim: TN CM Urges Action
1 year, 10 months ago

JNUSU's Attack Claim: TN CM Urges Action

News 18  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday urged Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit to initiate action in respect of ’attack’ on students. The Left-controlled JNU Students’ Union alleged on February 19 that ABVP activists attacked some students, an allegation denied by the right-wing students outfit. Read | JNUSU Claims Attack on Students, ABVP Denies …

JNUSU Claims Attack on Students, ABVP Denies Charge
1 year, 10 months ago

JNUSU Claims Attack on Students, ABVP Denies Charge

News 18  

The Left-controlled JNU Students’ Union on Sunday alleged that ABVP activists attacked some students after a march seeking justice for an IIT Bombay student who died by suicide. The RSS-affiliated ABVP accused the Left-backed student outfits of ”insulting” Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union organised seeking justice for IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki. Read | IIT-B Modifying …

JNU clash: ABVP allegedly attacks JNUSU students during march seeking justice for IIT Bombay student
1 year, 10 months ago

JNU clash: ABVP allegedly attacks JNUSU students during march seeking justice for IIT Bombay student

India TV News  

JNU Clash: In a major development, Jawaharlal Nehru University has again been facing turmoil after two groups of students allegedly indulged in a clash on Sunday night. According to reports, the incident happened when the Left-controlled JNU Students' Union was allegedly attacked by students of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad while they were marching inside the campus seeking justice for an …

Odisha: Scuffle between JNU Leftists and ABVP leaders, students oppose Utkal University campus being used for anti-India propaganda
1 year, 10 months ago

Odisha: Scuffle between JNU Leftists and ABVP leaders, students oppose Utkal University campus being used for anti-India propaganda

Op India  

At Bhubaneswar’s Utkal University, a seminar by JNU professor Surajit Mazumdar was disrupted by student leaders on Sunday, February 13. The ABVP student leaders have stated that some Leftists from JNU were trying to spread anti-India activities on the Utkal University campus and have asked why the campus facility was being used by an organisation named ‘Citizen Forum’ on a …

JNU clash on Ram Navami: FIR filed, probe initiated over Left students' complaint
2 years, 8 months ago

JNU clash on Ram Navami: FIR filed, probe initiated over Left students' complaint

India Today  

The Delhi Police on Monday received a complaint from Left students against unknown Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad students following a clash in the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on Ram Navami. Meanwhile, the All India Students' Association called for a protest against the alleged violence by ABVP at the JNU campus. 11th April, 2pm pic.twitter.com/bQ6aJWG6gR — AISA Delhi April 10, 2022 …

JNU sees fresh clashes between ABVP-left student parties
3 years, 1 month ago

JNU sees fresh clashes between ABVP-left student parties

Firstpost  

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union accused each other of attacking their members and injuring other students on Sunday New Delhi: Members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh -affiliated ABVP and the JNUSU allegedly got into an argument over organising a programme at the student union hall in Jawaharlal Nehru University campus here, police said …

Karnataka's iPhone Factory Violence Takes Political Turn, SFI Leader Interrogated Day After BJP MP's Allegation
4 years ago

Karnataka's iPhone Factory Violence Takes Political Turn, SFI Leader Interrogated Day After BJP MP's Allegation

News 18  

The workers unrest at the Wistron iPhone making facility in Kolar, about 80 km from IT capital Bengaluru, took a political turn on Wednesday with the interrogation of the local president of the Students’ federation of India. Comrade Srikanth, taluk president of SFI in Kolar, was picked up in connection with the violence that broke out at the Wistron factory …

Congress' student wing uses ABVP activists's image to peddle propaganda
4 years, 2 months ago

Congress' student wing uses ABVP activists's image to peddle propaganda

Op India  

On Friday, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad – the students’ body of the RSS, accused National Students’ Union of India – the student wing of the Indian National Congress of appropriating their protests and misleading the public by passing off images of ABVP protesters as that of NSUI ones against the central government. Image taken at ABVP protests outside UGC …

The other side of JNU violence: OpIndia speaks to injured ABVP student
4 years, 11 months ago

The other side of JNU violence: OpIndia speaks to injured ABVP student

Op India  

OpIndia has spoken to some students who were targeted by leftist goons on the day of the violence inside the campus on January 5. Discussing the openly-leftist stand of some professors, Manish stated that even some professors at JNU have openly supported the leftists and had stopped taking classes for students who wanted to study. Watch: As ABVP member shares …

JNU violence: Police identify members of the Whatsapp group
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU violence: Police identify members of the Whatsapp group

Op India  

Thirty-seven people from the 60-member WhatsApp group named ‘Unity against Left’ have been identified by the Special Investigation Team, said the Delhi Police in a press conference on Friday. Soon after the violence broke out, screenshots of the WhatsApp group called ‘Unity Against Left’ purportedly used by the mobsters to coordinate the violence started making rounds on social media. Later, …

Left leaning students' outfits, ABVP hold protest at JNU campus against Jan 5 violence
4 years, 11 months ago

Left leaning students' outfits, ABVP hold protest at JNU campus against Jan 5 violence

India TV News  

Members of the Left-leaning students' outfits and the ABVP held protests at the Jawaharlal Nehru University here on Friday against the January 5 violence on the campus. While the RSS-affiliated ABVP took out a silent protest march inside the varsity premises, students belonging to the Left-leaning outfits organsied a poster making event and formed a human chain. While students from …

A major lead: How the media covered India Today TV's #JNUTapes investigation
4 years, 11 months ago

A major lead: How the media covered India Today TV's #JNUTapes investigation

India Today  

India Today TV's #JNUTapes sting operation has received widespread media coverge since it was broadcast Friday evening, and the media critique website NewsLaundry has called it a "major lead" in the ongoing investigation of last Sunday's violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/dQESc9fkzP Rahul Kanwal January 10, 2020 As well, India Today TV spoke to an AISA …

JNU violence updates: ABVP claims two of its activists named as suspects by Delhi Police not involved in 5 Jan attack
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU violence updates: ABVP claims two of its activists named as suspects by Delhi Police not involved in 5 Jan attack

Firstpost  

9:43 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Congress’ Ajay Maken calls probe into JNU violence shoddy, demands sacking of VC and Delhi police chief Accusing the Delhi Police of conducting a “shoddy” investigation into the JNU violence case, the Congress on Friday alleged that it was clearly influenced by the government, the home minister and the ruling party, and demanded the removal …

ABVP issues statement, rubbishes India Today sting on JNU violence naming 2 'ABVP students'
4 years, 11 months ago

ABVP issues statement, rubbishes India Today sting on JNU violence naming 2 'ABVP students'

Op India  

The violence in JNU that peaked on Sunday, the 5th of January had been in process since October 2019. The Delhi police today held a press conference and exposed how mostly the Left students were involved in the violence in JNU. However, India Today, after the Delhi Police press conference started airing their own ‘investigation’ of the JNU violence, the …

JNU violence: 3 JNU professors move Delhi HC with PIL to preserve data, CCTV footage, evidence
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU violence: 3 JNU professors move Delhi HC with PIL to preserve data, CCTV footage, evidence

The Hindu  

Three professors of JNU on Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking directions to preserve data, CCTV footage and other evidence relating to the January 5 violence at the varsity campus. The petition also sought directions for preservation and retrieval of all material/evidences available with WhatsApp INC, Google INC and Apple INC pertaining to relevant data of WhatsApp groups ‘Unity …

ABVP Activists Admit They Were Part of Masked Mob That Attacked JNU Students: Report
4 years, 11 months ago

ABVP Activists Admit They Were Part of Masked Mob That Attacked JNU Students: Report

News 18  

New Delhi: RSS-affiliated Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad members were part of the masked mob that perpetrated the violence in JNU on January 5, which left 35 injured, an investigation by a news channel found. The two suspects in purported videos, in a sting done by Indian Today, states that they are ABVP volunteers and varsity students pursuing Bachelors in French. …

Nothing to hide: AISA activist from JNU tapes defends her action
4 years, 11 months ago

Nothing to hide: AISA activist from JNU tapes defends her action

India Today  

Left-leaning JNU student Geeta Kumari, who was caught on JNU Tapes confessing to messing with university servers to derail the admission process, has defended her actions. When Geeta Kumari was asked why did she close the server room, the AISA activist said, "Our VC does everything online, sends love letter online, sends Happy Near Year online, sends warnings online, so …

#JNUTapes: India Today's special investigation on JNU violence trends high on Twitter
4 years, 11 months ago

#JNUTapes: India Today's special investigation on JNU violence trends high on Twitter

India Today  

India Today TV's exclusive sting on Jawaharlal Nehru University violence has caused waves across the internet. Read: India Today unmasks ABVP attackers in a big sting, Left role also exposed India Today's Special Investigation Team caught one of the main attackers on camera, who confessed that he mobilised the mobs from within and outside the campus. The India Today SIT …

JNU violence: 3 professors move HC, ask for preservation of CCTV footage, evidence
4 years, 11 months ago

JNU violence: 3 professors move HC, ask for preservation of CCTV footage, evidence

India Today  

Three professors of Jawaharlal Nehru University on Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking directions to preserve data, CCTV footage and other evidence relating to the January 5 violence at the varsity campus. The petition also sought directions for preservation and retrieval of all material/evidences available with WhatsApp INC, Google INC and Apple INC pertaining to relevant data of WhatsApp …

JNU Violence Updates: Deepika Padukone joins gathering at JNU's Sabarmati Hostel in solidarity with students
5 years ago

JNU Violence Updates: Deepika Padukone joins gathering at JNU's Sabarmati Hostel in solidarity with students

Firstpost  

9:35 AM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter ABVP leader Anima Sonkar says students were ‘asked’ to be armed with acid, rods Anima Sonkar, ABVP Delhi joint secretary made a startling revelation on national television on Monday, Speaking to Times Now, the ABVP leader sought to ’explain’ the visuals showing armed people linked to the ABVP outside and around the JNU campus. However, …

JNU violence: Why did VC Jagadesh Kumar allow festering student resentment to escalate? And why isn't his inaction under scrutiny?
5 years ago

JNU violence: Why did VC Jagadesh Kumar allow festering student resentment to escalate? And why isn't his inaction under scrutiny?

Firstpost  

In February 2016, Jawaharlal Nehru University witnessed protests that became the most talked-about event of the year. However, by the time police came, the students who are for the registration were beaten up by a group of agitating students opposing the registration.” The statement clearly puts the onus of violence on “agitating students”, but this ‘official’ version has few takers …

JNU violence: Don’t belong to Congress, says owner of WhatsApp number in eye of political storm
5 years ago

JNU violence: Don’t belong to Congress, says owner of WhatsApp number in eye of political storm

Hindustan Times  

A phone number on one of the WhatsApp groups reportedly discussing the attack on students and teachers in New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University has been traced to a consultant hired by the Congress, who the party said has nothing to do with them. Several screenshots of communications within these groups were shared by some students of JNU on social media …

Was attack on JNU a pre-planned conspiracy? Blame game continues
5 years ago

Was attack on JNU a pre-planned conspiracy? Blame game continues

India Today  

Violence on the JNU campus on Sunday has left everyone curious about who was behind the attacks that left 34 people, including students and teachers, injured inside the campus. India Today TV has learnt that the first incident took place on January 4 around 1 pm when few masked intruders entered the Central Information System and damaged the server of …

Thousands of students across country take to streets in support of JNU
5 years ago

Thousands of students across country take to streets in support of JNU

Hindustan Times  

Thousands of students in universities and colleges across India came together on Monday to protest against an attack by masked assailants in Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University, amid mounting criticism of the administration and city police for failing to stop the goons from barging into the campus and engaging in violence for three hours. “We have responded to PCR calls, and …

Opposition slams ‘terror attack’ on JNU
5 years ago

Opposition slams ‘terror attack’ on JNU

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Strong support from all quarters across the country poured in for students of Jawaharlal Nehru University who were victims of a brutal attack by “masked” goons on Sunday evening. Two senior wardens of JNU hostels — Periyar and Sabarmati — resigned on Monday on “moral grounds” for failing to protect students during the attack, while Shiv Sena leader …

Political blame game escalates over violence on JNU campus
5 years ago

Political blame game escalates over violence on JNU campus

Live Mint  

The violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday evening, which left around 30 students and teachers injured, with many having to be treated in hospital, has become the new flashpoint between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and all opposition parties. The BJP has often accused the Delhi government of not giving sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar, the former president of …

The Battle from CAA to JNU: Khilafat 2.0, Communist Fantasies, Petty Politics and the conspiracy of Hong Kong style protests
5 years ago

The Battle from CAA to JNU: Khilafat 2.0, Communist Fantasies, Petty Politics and the conspiracy of Hong Kong style protests

Op India  

In politics and in life, significant events rarely occur in a vacuum. Read: AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan spotted leading the protests which turned violent in Delhi: Reports In the Jamia protests, the involvement of leaders associated with the students’ wing of prominent political parties was uncovered. Most significantly, however, OpIndia exposed the manner in which the Congress party was instigating …

NCP’s Jitendra Awhad joins students protesting in Mumbai’s Gateway of India condemning violence at JNU
5 years ago

NCP’s Jitendra Awhad joins students protesting in Mumbai’s Gateway of India condemning violence at JNU

Firstpost  

Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad of NCP joined the students at the protest and sat with them discussing their demands Mumbai: The overnight protest by students at the Gateway of India in Mumbai against the violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi continued on Monday. Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad of NCP joined the students at the protest and sat with …

JNU violence: Students from various colleges continue protests at Gateway of India in Mumbai, condemn attack on varsity
5 years ago

JNU violence: Students from various colleges continue protests at Gateway of India in Mumbai, condemn attack on varsity

Firstpost  

More students from various colleges in Mumbai joined the protest at the Gateway of India in Mumbai on Monday morning to condemn the violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi Mumbai: More students from various colleges in Mumbai joined the protest at the Gateway of India in Mumbai on Monday morning to condemn the violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru …

‘Reminds of Nazi rule’: Congress’ Randeep Singh Surjewala condemns violence at JNU, accuses govt of harbouring enmity with country’s youth
5 years ago

‘Reminds of Nazi rule’: Congress’ Randeep Singh Surjewala condemns violence at JNU, accuses govt of harbouring enmity with country’s youth

Firstpost  

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala also accused the JNU administration of being complicit in the violent attack on Sunday night. It also alleged that the Delhi Police remained a mute spectator when students were being attacked by armed miscreants New Delhi: The Congress on Monday accused the government of harbouring enmity with the youth of the country and said …

Congress accuses BJP of 'state-sponsored mayhem' after masked men attack JNU students; Fascists afraid of students, says Rahul Gandhi
5 years ago

Congress accuses BJP of 'state-sponsored mayhem' after masked men attack JNU students; Fascists afraid of students, says Rahul Gandhi

Firstpost  

The Congress on Sunday blamed the BJP government for the attack on JNU students by masked miscreants, terming it a ‘state- New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday blamed the BJP government for the attack on JNU students by masked miscreants, terming it a “state- Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met injured JNU students at AIIMS and alleged that “goons” of …

JNU Violence LIVE: BJP, Left Workers Clash in Jadavpur During Stir Against Delhi Mob Attack, Police Use Baton
5 years ago

JNU Violence LIVE: BJP, Left Workers Clash in Jadavpur During Stir Against Delhi Mob Attack, Police Use Baton

News 18  

JNU Violence LIVE Updates: Hours after a masked mob brutally attacked students and teachers of Jawaharlal Nehru University, students across the country took to the streets to protest against the horrific incident. The JNU administration said “masked miscreants armed with sticks were roaming around, damaging property and attacking people” and that police had been called in to maintain law and …

A day after JNU violence, uneasy silence on campus as nation boils in anger
5 years ago

A day after JNU violence, uneasy silence on campus as nation boils in anger

India Today  

Jawaharlal University campus witnessed an uneasy calm on Monday as hundreds of security personnel guarded the gates of the forested educational institution in the national capital. pic.twitter.com/mJKV2D3gXF ANI January 6, 2020 Aligarh Muslim University students demanded the resignation of Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice-Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar as hundreds took part in a rally over violence by masked men at JNU’s campus …

Arvind Kejriwal expresses shock at JNU violence, asks Delhi L-G to intervene; Rahul Gandhi says 'fascists' afraid of brave students' voices
5 years ago

Arvind Kejriwal expresses shock at JNU violence, asks Delhi L-G to intervene; Rahul Gandhi says 'fascists' afraid of brave students' voices

Firstpost  

Shortly after a clash broke out between members of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union and the ABVP on the university campus on Sunday, a host of political leaders condemned the violence. The JNU Students’ Union termed the violence as “State- Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi condemn violence Shortly after news of the clashes broke out, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted: …

JNU violence: Teachers at Jamia, Jadavapur University join nationwide chorus condemning violence
5 years ago

JNU violence: Teachers at Jamia, Jadavapur University join nationwide chorus condemning violence

India TV News  

Masked men armed with sticks entered the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday, beating up teachers and students. LIVE UPDATES 01:08 AM: Teachers at Jadavpur University and Jamia Milia Islamia have condemned the violence on the JNU campus on Sunday evening, joining a chorus of voices that have expressed solidarity with students and faculty of JNU. A spokesperson of …

From S Jaishankar to Kanhaiya Kumar, what JNU alumni said about violence
5 years ago

From S Jaishankar to Kanhaiya Kumar, what JNU alumni said about violence

India Today  

A number of Jawaharlal Nehru University alumni, including two senior cabinet ministers, spoke out against the horrific violence unleashed on campus Sunday night by masked assailants. One Congress leader, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, attacked the two JNU alumni in the BJP government over the ABVP's alleged involvement: "Would you kindly consider resigning before articulating such noble sentiments?" 'VERY PERSONAL FOR ME' …

JNU violence: ABVP accuses Left of attacking 25 activists, says JNUSU behind violence
5 years ago

JNU violence: ABVP accuses Left of attacking 25 activists, says JNUSU behind violence

India Today  

Facing allegations of attacking students and faculty members at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi on Sunday evening, the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad has claimed that its members were attacked by students affiliated to various Left-wing students’ organisations in JNU. Many ABVP members are being attacked in hostels and the hostels are being vandalised by the leftist goons," claimed …

Jadavpur University professor attacked while returning from anti-CAA rally, claims BJP activists beat her for objecting to hate speech
5 years ago

Jadavpur University professor attacked while returning from anti-CAA rally, claims BJP activists beat her for objecting to hate speech

Firstpost  

A Jadavpur University teacher has alleged that she was “roughed up” by a few women activists of the BJP near the varsity campus for protesting against the disparaging remarks made against the institute and a particular community by a saffron camp member Kolkata: A Jadavpur University teacher has alleged that she was “roughed up” by a few women activists of …

Watch: JNU ‘students’ manhandle and attack woman journalist from Zee News, chant ‘Zee News Muradabad’
5 years, 1 month ago

Watch: JNU ‘students’ manhandle and attack woman journalist from Zee News, chant ‘Zee News Muradabad’

Op India  

The “students” from Jawaharlal University are protesting the hike in hostel prices. ABP journalist Vikas Bhaduria tweeted a video on November 16th where one can see JNU “students” manhandling the reporter. Read: ‘F*ck BJP’, ‘Bhagwa jalega’: JNU goons vandalised soon to be inaugurated a statue of Swami Vivekananda on campus Then, amidst chants of “Zee News murdabad” and “Hindi media …

JJP supporters express displeasure over party joining hands with BJP in Haryana
5 years, 2 months ago

JJP supporters express displeasure over party joining hands with BJP in Haryana

The Hindu  

Supporters of Jannayak Janta Party have been venting their anger on social media platforms over the party’s decision to extend support to Bharatiya Janta Party to form government in Haryana. Soon after the JJP announced its decision to support the BJP at a joint press conference in New Delhi late on Friday night, the party supporters took to social media …

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