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ABVP Bengal issues warning against violence after Calcutta University clash

ABVP West Bengal denied involvement in alleged violence at Calcutta University and warned workers against participating in vandalism or attacks amid rising post-poll tensions acros

By Aritra Chatterjee

May 06, 2026 23:01 IST

As the Bharatiya Janata Party won the 2026 assembly election for the very first time in West Bengal, the post-poll violence has taken a larger shape. Places have seen vandalism all over West Bengal. People of democracy have been infected by the BJP goons since the evening of 4th May. Though BJP leaders have strongly condemned the act and said they will take serious action against the workers who are linked to this kind of act. BJP supporters have attacked many areas and disrupted the cycle of normalcy. People with the orange flag threatened the normal people, and in a recent development, the ABVP goons have attacked the students of Rajabajar Science College of Calcutta University. In the development, student workers of AIDSO had faced a serious injury.

DSO state secretary Biswajit Roy alleged that ABVP activists committed violence after the announcement of the assembly election results on Monday. As quoted by The Print, He claimed that DSO members were attacked while trying to protect the democratic atmosphere of the campus, accusing ABVP supporters of tearing down banners and festoons.

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On the eve of May 6, ABVP West Bengal posted a video claiming that it was not done by them, and also alleged that TMC workers who changed their colours on the afternoon of May 4th are doing the things.

What message did ABVP give to their workers?

Dr Nilkantho Bhattacharya, the Pradesh Sampadak of ABVP West Bengal, addressed the people via Facebook video and claimed that they are getting reports that so many left and TMC workers who changed their identity to nationalists have attacked universities.

He also said that ABVP does not promote this kind of activity, and that those who join in these violent activities, ABVP will take strong action against them.

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Though after some time, they shared a press release and alleged that “Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) strongly condemns the cowardly attack on the karyakartas of the ABVP Calcutta University Unit by miscreants linked to AIDSO and SFI.”

They added that members of the ABVP Calcutta University unit alleged that their karyakartas were attacked by individuals linked to SFI and AIDSO after a courtesy visit to the university on Tuesday. ABVP claimed the assault was carried out using rods and lathis and termed the allegations against its members “politically motivated” and “baseless.”

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