<p> Amidst a row over pro-Afzal slogans allegedly raised on the campus, Jadavpur University teachers and students today formed a human chain at the gates to restrict the entry of an ABVP rally.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Alleging that "anti-national" slogans were raised on the campus, ABVP brought out a rally from Golpark to the campus in which BJP leaders Rupa Ganguly, Locket Chatterjee and Netaji kin Chandra Bose were also present.<br /><br />The rally was stopped near the Jadavpur Police station when some activists broke the barricade and went close to the varsity gates where the students and teachers had gathered.<br /><br />A scuffle ensued between them and the ABVP activists.<br />Subir Halder, state secretary of ABVP, claimed a stone was thrown by JU students at one of their activists who is now said to be hospitalised.<br /><br />"We had no objective of entering the campus. Ours was a peaceful protest against what is happening on the campus. They are raising anti-national slogans and supporting Afzal Guru and Yakub Memon. They are supporting forces which want division of the country," he told PTI.<br /><br />On Wednesday, pro-Afzal slogans were heard on the campus during a torch rally to condemn the arrest of JNU student union president Kanhaiya Kumar. And yesterday posters were found in the campus demanding "freedom" of Kashmir, Nagaland, and Manipur.<br /><br />Rupa Ganguly said they won't tolerate any "anti-national" movement in the country.<br />"Parents send their children to study in the campus but they go and raise anti-India slogans. Protests should be outside the campus," she said.<br /><br />Jadavpur Registar Pradip Kr Ghosh said students can hold rallies but an outside rally can't be allowed to enter.<br /><br />"We didn't want any trouble," he said.<br />Shounak Mukherjee of the students union arts department said they wanted ABVP to stay away from the campus.<br /><br />During the day students of different departments brought out rallies inside the campus against the ABVP.<br /><br />One of the teachers, who was part of the human chain, said they were protecting their campus and students from the entry of outsiders.<br /><br />"Had we not been there, situation might have gone out of control," she said.</p>
<p> Amidst a row over pro-Afzal slogans allegedly raised on the campus, Jadavpur University teachers and students today formed a human chain at the gates to restrict the entry of an ABVP rally.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Alleging that "anti-national" slogans were raised on the campus, ABVP brought out a rally from Golpark to the campus in which BJP leaders Rupa Ganguly, Locket Chatterjee and Netaji kin Chandra Bose were also present.<br /><br />The rally was stopped near the Jadavpur Police station when some activists broke the barricade and went close to the varsity gates where the students and teachers had gathered.<br /><br />A scuffle ensued between them and the ABVP activists.<br />Subir Halder, state secretary of ABVP, claimed a stone was thrown by JU students at one of their activists who is now said to be hospitalised.<br /><br />"We had no objective of entering the campus. Ours was a peaceful protest against what is happening on the campus. They are raising anti-national slogans and supporting Afzal Guru and Yakub Memon. They are supporting forces which want division of the country," he told PTI.<br /><br />On Wednesday, pro-Afzal slogans were heard on the campus during a torch rally to condemn the arrest of JNU student union president Kanhaiya Kumar. And yesterday posters were found in the campus demanding "freedom" of Kashmir, Nagaland, and Manipur.<br /><br />Rupa Ganguly said they won't tolerate any "anti-national" movement in the country.<br />"Parents send their children to study in the campus but they go and raise anti-India slogans. Protests should be outside the campus," she said.<br /><br />Jadavpur Registar Pradip Kr Ghosh said students can hold rallies but an outside rally can't be allowed to enter.<br /><br />"We didn't want any trouble," he said.<br />Shounak Mukherjee of the students union arts department said they wanted ABVP to stay away from the campus.<br /><br />During the day students of different departments brought out rallies inside the campus against the ABVP.<br /><br />One of the teachers, who was part of the human chain, said they were protecting their campus and students from the entry of outsiders.<br /><br />"Had we not been there, situation might have gone out of control," she said.</p>