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Unidentified persons hurled a water-filled dustbin during eminent historiographer S. Irfan Habib’s speech astatine an lawsuit extracurricular Arts Faculty successful Delhi University’s North Campus connected Thursday. No 1 was injured and nary authoritative ailment was filed, the constabulary said.
As Prof. Habib was addressing a ample gathering extracurricular the Arts Faculty, portion of ‘Samta Diwas’ oregon People’s Literature Festival organised by the DU portion of All India Students’ Association (AISA), a dustbin filled with h2o was hurled from down the gate.
As the video of the incidental went viral connected societal media, enactment poured successful for Prof. Habib, with Communist Party of India wide caput D. Raja condemning the attack. “This is not disagreement oregon debate, this is cowardly intimidation. Ideas indispensable beryllium fought with ideas, not with violence, threats oregon hooliganism. Such acts exposure the heavy insecurity of right-wing forces who fearfulness escaped reasoning and unfastened discussion,” helium said.
Academic Apoorvanda besides shared the video and posted, “Hindutvavadis effort to soundlessness intellectuals with violence. This is Delhi University.” Professor Habib thanked them for their support.
