# BJP MLA denies role in Jadavpur University clash 2026-08-22T07:52:57+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet BJP MLA from Jadavpur Sarbari Mukherjee on Saturday denied allegations that she provoked ABVP agitators during a clash between student groups at Jadavpur University on August 20, which left several students injured. Mukherjee said she never entered the campus and was not present at the spot, adding that CCTV footage would prove her absence. She claimed that the Left-leaning SFI and RSF instigated ABVP supporters to enter the campus after an ABVP member was injured. The BJP has distanced itself from the RSS-affiliated ABVP, with state unit chief Samik Bhattacharya stating that ABVP is not the student wing of the BJP but an independent nationalist body. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The clash at Jadavpur University, which left students injured, is the latest in a series of campus violence in West Bengal involving student groups. The ABVP is the student wing of the RSS, not the BJP, but both share ideological roots. Mukherjee's denial and her offer of CCTV evidence will be tested as police investigate. The next step is likely a police report and possible action by the university administration. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Reports MLA's denial and party distancing from ABVP without taking sides This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: ABVP, BJP, Jadavpur University, Sarbari Mukherjee, West Bengal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-mla-denies-role-in-jadavpur-university-clash/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-mla-denies-role-in-jadavpur-university-clash/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/