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Stone Pelting, Gate Breach Attempt! SRFTI Tense, Police Scale Wall to Enter Campus
- •The situation at SRFTI escalated due to a clash between students and Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat (ABGP) organizers.
- •An angry mob resorted to stone pelting and attempted to break down the gate; police scaled the wall to enter the campus.
- •ABGP claims several of its members are still trapped inside the campus amidst the unrest.
- •New tension arose as students inside the campus chanted "Azadi" slogans.
- •ABGP, an RSS-affiliated consumer protection organization, was holding a workshop when the incident occurred.
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The unrest began with an argument and scuffle between students and the organizers of an Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat (ABGP) event. Students obstructed the workshop, tore down banners, and demanded that no RSS-affiliated group be allowed inside, while both sides accused each other of physical assault.
After initial resistance and refusal of entry by the SRFTI authorities, police forces—including the DC (East) of Kolkata Police and high-ranking officials—scaled the walls to enter the campus as stone pelting started and the situation spiraled out of control.
The Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat (ABGP) is an all-India non-profit organization that works primarily on consumer protection and consumer rights, though it is affiliated with the RSS. They had booked an auditorium at SRFTI by paying a specific rent to host a sensitization workshop for their members.
