New Delhi, February 12 The All India Students' Association (AISA) on Thursday alleged that members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) disrupted a social justice program at the Faculty of Arts, Delhi University, an allegation the ABVP denied.
According to a statement issued by AISA, the incident took place during the People's Literature Festival organized by the group on Thursday.
The left-leaning student group alleged that ABVP members interrupted the event by throwing water and shouting slogans when historian S. Irfan Habib was speaking.
AISA termed the incident as an alleged attack on a platform intended to discuss equality and social justice, and accused the ABVP of attempting to stifle dissent on university campuses.
However, the ABVP, affiliated with the RSS, rejected the allegations, stating that they were "completely baseless and false".
In a separate statement, the organization said that left-wing student groups were spreading misleading narratives, allegedly due to the growing popularity of the ABVP among students at the University of Delhi.
AISA claimed that students present at the venue resisted the alleged disruption, forcing those involved to leave.
They said that such actions reflected an alleged intolerance towards debate and marginalized voices, and that they would continue to oppose what they described as "anti-democratic" politics on campuses.
ABVP Delhi state secretary Sarthak Sharma said that the organization had recently organized a three-day cultural festival, Madari, from February 9 to 11, which saw participation from street theatre groups and students from across universities.
He alleged that the success of such programs had led to frustration among rival student bodies, prompting them to level accusations to gain media attention.
University officials said that they had not received any complaints about the alleged incident and would look into the matter.
