Priyanka Gandhi alleges BJP 'protecting goons' amid NSUI clashes with ABVP in Ahmedabad

On Wednesday, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vra spoke on clashes that broke out between ABVP and NSUI members in Ahmedab, stating that BJP government was "giving protection to goons."   clash between 2 students' union that left over 10 people injured occurred when NSUI workers were protesting against violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi outside ABVP office in Ahmedab.  state police later resorted to lathi-charge to send away crowd.

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" BJP government is giving open protection to goons. Earlier, ir ministers used to garland flowers to  goons who were released from jail. w even law on ro has been blindfolded. It is clear that goons of ABVP are beating NSUI activists for peaceful demonstrations," Gandhi tweeted sharing video of clash. She also alleged that while all this was happening, police "was silent." 

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BJP 'autocratic' claims NSUI 

Congress also condemned violence and demanded strict and quick action against responsible people. party called protest a 'deplorable act by ABVP goons' on ir official Twitter handle. Earlier NSUI national president Neeraj Kundan released an official statement and condemned incident. He also went on to accuse BJP of 'autocratic behaviour'. He furr stated that it resulted in ar similar event where NSUI workers were brutally beaten.

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se clashes come as a result of aftermath of  JNU violence in which more than 30 students were injured, including JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, after a masked mob entered campus and attacked m. student union of JNU has alleged that attack has been done by ABVP. Releasing a statement, JNUSU said, "Right w, ABVP has gared in huge numbers in Sabarmati Dhaba in JNU armed with lathis and rods. y are breaking glasses of hostels and cars." 

(With ncy Inputs)

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