Fresh scuffle in JNU over beef issue

NEW DELHI, December 1: The students of Jawaharlal Nehru University fought over beef again. This time, the venue was the Malayali canteen ...

NEW DELHI, December 1: The students of Jawaharlal Nehru University fought over beef again. This time, the venue was the Malayali canteen run by Francis at the School for Social Sciences that allegedly serves beef on Saturdays.

Supporters of BJP-led Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad demanded closure of the canteen. The canteen cook, however, maintained that it was buffalo meat. But the ABVP members continued shouting: Go mata ki hatya band karo. (Stop slaughter of cows.) Meanwhile, supporters of the Left, including those of AISA and SFI, gathered at the canteen. They protested against the demands made by ABVP. “The canteen will not be closed,” they emphasised.

The beef issue came up on November 20 when agitated students called up JNU’s Chief Security Officer V.S Mann over the matter. Samples of the dish were seized by the police to be tested. “The forensic report is awaited,” said Mann.

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