BAREILLY: Students having their affiliation to Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha created ruckus at

on Wednesday and stopped a seminar on

, alleging it to be a politically-motivated event. College authorities, however, said they would lodge a complaint with police against the protesters.

The college’s military science department had organised the seminar, where BJP’s national additional organisational secretary Shiv Prakash Singh was the chief guest. Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha members, however, barged into the auditorium during the seminar and created ruckus, forcing the college authorities called off the event.

Hirdesh Yadav, a protester, said, “The invitation to a BJP leader as the chief guest turned the seminar into a political event. College authorities are trying to make the educational institution a party office of a political outfit. They should have invited intellectuals or leaders from across the political spectrum.”

Principal Ajay Sharma said, “The seminar started at 12 noon and when it was about to be concluded, a group of 15-20 Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha members created ruckus, demanding the event to be aborted. We had invited one person and not any party. It was a seminar and not a debate. I have sought a report from the convenor of the event. We will lodge an FIR against the protesters on Thursday.”