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Right-wing group tries to storm SRFTI campus, clashes erupt
Supporters of Bangiya Hindu Jagaran Mancha tried to storm the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute campus in Kolkata on Sunday, 4 October, a week after a violent clash there. The protesters broke police barricades, banged on locked gates, and hurled bottles and stones at students inside, who responded with stone pelting. Police later dispersed the crowd.
The right-wing group said they were protesting against students for allegedly raising anti-national slogans and tearing posters of Swami Vivekananda and Bharat Mata during a 27 September seminar by RSS-affiliate Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat. Students have demanded the resignation of the vice-chancellor and registrar, and an FIR against the groups. The VC, Santosh Ajmera, was unavailable for comment. At least two female students were injured and taken to hospital.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both outlets report the same sequence of events but differ in attribution. Deccan Chronicle leads with the right-wing group's stated motive, protesting 'anti-national slogans' and insult to Vivekananda, and does not mention student injuries. The Times of India foregrounds student accounts of injury, helmets worn as protection, and a plea for police action denied by the VC. It also includes the group's counter-claim that students attacked first. The coverage is not uniform: Deccan Chronicle's framing tilts toward the protesters' grievance while the Times of India's is student-centric. Neither outlet questions the police response. The next flashpoint depends on whether the VC or registrar resigns, as the students have declared a total academic halt until then.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): deccanchronicle.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
