Bengaluru: Tension prevailed outside

in Koramangala on Wednesday after a few men put up a banner endorsing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on the institution’s compound and allegedly tried to force a few girl

students

to sign on it.

According to sources, students leaving the campus around 4.30pm were accosted by CAA

who began forcing them to sign on a flex banner put up on the college wall. When some students objected, the activists insisted they sign it.

Parinitha (name changed) told TOI: “When I declined to sign the banner, a few men began shouting at me in abusive language. As they continued to shout at us, many students gathered and questioned the men about their conduct. One of our professors heading out for a tea break noticed the commotion and came to the spot. He made several attempts to defuse the situation, but they did not heed his pleas,” she said.

The professor, who didn’t want to be identified, said, “The men held up a poster which had pictures of Union home minister Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya. The men also handed out pamphlets to students and told them to sign the petition,” said the professor.

Jyoti Nivas College student union president Rebecca Raj told TOI: “The pro-CAA men were pressurising my collegemates to sign the petition. Due to the chaos, the girls were able to leave the college only at 5.30pm.”

Koramangala police said when they rushed to the spot when they heard about the incident and brought the situation under control. A police officer said there was no case registered in this matter.