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Tensions flared connected the field of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) aft pupil groups aligned with the Left and Right accused each different of unleashing unit during a protestation march successful aboriginal hours of Monday (February 23, 2026).
According to students, the alleged incidental took spot astatine astir 1.30 a.m. connected Monday (February 23, 2026), wherever respective students got injured successful an alleged incidental of pelting of stones aft a scuffle broke retired among students.
According to the statement, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) had called for a "Samta Juloos" towards the East Gate, demanding the resignation of Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit and the revocation of a rustication order. Protesters alleged the medication did not prosecute with the march and alternatively allowed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members to face them.
However, ABVP rejected the allegations and accused Left-backed organisations of provoking clashes and spreading misinformation astir the incident.
Left-backed groups, including All India Students' Association (AISA), claimed ABVP activists pelted stones astatine the JNUSU encampment and attacked "unarmed students," leaving respective injured.
According to the purported videos shared by respective students caught successful the standoff, determination were scenes of disorder and fearfulness successful the field arsenic rival groups traded unit adjacent the protestation site.
University authorities did not respond to queries immediately. According to students, the concern connected field remained tense.
