“For the past 68 days, there has been a movement in JNU against fee hike. The administration has tried to break this movement, but has been unsuccessful. This time they have colluded with ABVP to spread violence,” said JNUSU General Secretary Satish Yadav.

Narrating the events over the past two days which led to violence in the campus on 5 January, Sunday, Yadav said that students who were marching peacefully to the T-point were attacked with stones by ABVP students. This happened while the students were passing the Periyar hostel in the campus, he said.

“Along with students we were about to reach the T-point, when the march passed the Periyar hostel there were ABVP students on the roof who started pelting us with stones. Students were injured on their heads and the march dispersed. These students were admitted in a hospital and some students joined a meeting, as you can see, behind me. We appeal that the atmosphere in JNU should remain peaceful.”