West Bengal, Kerala CMs condemn violence at JNU

The CMs have condemned the "brutality" unleashed against students and teachers at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi on Sunday night. The leaders took to social media to condemn the brutal act and express solidarity with the injured students.

New Delhi:A four-member Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation is scheduled to visit the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday, to express solidarity with the students after they were attacked by masked individuals the previous night.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, also the party chief, had condemned the "brutality" unleashed against students and teachers at the university.

"We strongly condemn brutality unleashed against students/teachers in JNU. No words are enough to describe such heinous acts. Shame on our democracy," Banerjee had tweeted.

Meanwhile, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took to Facebook to condemn the brutal attack and wrote, "Those who have attacked the teachers and students inside the JNU campus in Nazi-style are out to create a dangerous environment and riots in the country."

Vijayan said the attack on students is an "appalling display of intolerance running amok" and asked the Sangh Parivar forces to end its "diabolical plan" to silence the universities with bloodshed.

Condemning the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)- student organisation affiliated to the RSS- he said," News reports on the riots have stated that a group of ABVP members tried to block the ambulance carrying the injured students union president, showing the extent of their plan to create a riot."

"Sangh Parivar must end this diabolical plan to silence the universities with bloodshed. Remember, those students are speaking for all," he added.

On Sunday night, several masked individuals, both male and female, thrashed students, including girls, and teachers inside the JNU campus with wooden and metal rods, injuring many.

While the number of the injured in the various clashes which occurred through the day was not yet known, at least 20 students were admitted to the AIIMS with severe injuries, including Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union President Aishe Ghosh - who was reportedly hit over the eye with an iron rod.