Students at SRFTI, a day after the attack on the campus
We won’t tolerate the abuse of an SC student in Bengal,” he said.
During the Sunday clash at SRFTI, where RSS-affiliated ABGP held a programme at a hall, Bengal BJP spokesperson Debjit Sarkar had claimed, a “group of urban and dimagi Naxals stormed the venue, shouted slogans, and tore and kicked posters, bearing images of Bharat Mata and Vivekananda”. Union MoS for education Sukanta Majumdar said two outfits might have differences but that did not mean disrespecting each other’s ideologies. Should I even think of kicking Karl Marx though I don’t believe in his philosophies?” he said. Majumdar said the programme was being held at a central institute and they had the permission.
He even alleged that two SC students were abused and nine women molested. “The agitators identified two SC students and asked them how they could access such an elite institute. “How can someone kick Vivekananda’s poster while in Bengal?
Bengal higher education minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay said, “Violence at any educational institute is condemnable. He said police were investigating and none would be spared. State transport minister Arjun Singh threatened with a “blackout” to “control the situation”. If he can entrust me with the job, we will black-out the area and control the situation,” he said. “It is not only an insult to Bengal but also to the nation,” she posted online. These need to be stopped,” he said.
From the footage I’ve seen, if Vivekananda’s or Bharat Mata’s picture is kicked, it must be understood we are going through a terrifying situation. We will change this culture… no Bengali student can kick Vivekananda’s picture. This culture will not be tolerated. “The CM is a bit liberal. Urban development minister Agnimitra Paul, who posted a video of some youths tearing apart Vivekananda’s poster, accused the Left of trying to insult Vivekananda. “They cannot disrespect a Vivekananda photo. Such teachings need to be ingrained from childhood for proper character-building. At JU, students are seen immersed in intoxication and raising slogans about tearing the country into fragments.
Speaking at the Ved Path event on Layelka ground in Baghajatin on Monday, Hiranmay Goswami Maharaj also condemned the attack on a Vivekananda poster.