Students clash at Delhi’s South Asian University after meat served on Maha Shivaratri

A violent confrontation broke out between two groups of students at Delhi’s South Asian University on Wednesday about meat being served in the university canteen during the Hindu festival of Maha Shivaratri.

The Students’ Federation of India and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad accused each other of instigating the clash. While the Students’ Federation of India is affiliated to the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad is the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

The SFI claimed that members of the ABVP attacked students who did not comply with its “draconian and undemocratic demand” that no meat should be served in the canteen on Maha Shivaratri. The ABVP alleged that members of the SFI “forcibly tried to break students’ fast by forcing non-veg on them”.

Videos posted on social media showed a physical altercation taking place in the university premises, with a group of students, including a female student, involved in a scuffle.

ABVP attacks women students in SAU!

Showing their cowardice, anti-women attitude and sheer hooliganism ABVP attacked women students in SAU. We condemn the ABVP’s actions in the most fierce terms and extend solidarity to the courageous students of SAU.#sfi #sfidelhi #sau pic.twitter.com/mWH5VIs846

— SFI Delhi (@SfiDelhi) February 26, 2025

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