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Bengal minister threatens surgical strike on Jadavpur University ‘anti-nationals’
Bengal minister threatens surgical strike on Jadavpur University ‘anti-nationals’
West Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday said there would be a 'surgical strike' on what he called anti-national forces active on the Jadavpur University campus, where clashes were reported between Left-leaning…
West Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday said there would be a 'surgical strike' on what he called anti-national forces active on the Jadavpur University campus, where clashes were reported between Left-leaning student groups and the ABVP. He said the BJP government in the state would ensure that 'all such pro-Kashmir azadi seekers are rightly dealt with'.
Ghosh claimed these forces had behaved in a 'despicable manner' with dignitaries such as former Union minister Babul Supriyo and former governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. His remarks follow clashes on August 19-20 between ABVP and Left-leaning groups that left several students injured. The SFI responded by calling the minister's statement a reflection of 'the threatening, fascist mindset of a hardliner BJP leader'.
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The 'surgical strike' language echoes a phrase used by the Indian Army in 2016 against cross-border militant launch pads, now repurposed for domestic political rhetoric. Jadavpur University has a long history of Left-ABVP confrontation, including a 2014 incident where the ABVP was banned from campus for a year after an attack on SFI members. The state government's next move will be watched closely: if police file charges under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, it would signal a significant escalation in handling campus dissent. The SFI's planned protests will test whether the government follows through on Ghosh's threat or treats it as rhetoric.
Source: indiatoday.in
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