A section of students and teachers today said the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) was "unnecessarily targeting" Delhi University by drawing attention to unclaimed "pro-ISIS" slogans in the North Campus area.
They alleged that the ABVP was repeating history by filing a police complaint just like it did in JNU and Hyderabad University.
"Just as they did in the case of JNU, Hyderabad University and other central varsities, the ABVP has lodged a complaint to bring down educational institutions and to polarise the students," Abha Dev Habib, Assistant Professor at Miranda House and a former DU EC member, alleged.
Ankit Sangwan, DUSU secretary and a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), had on Saturday filed a police complaint against "pro-ISIS" slogans that purportedly appeared on a wall in the North Campus area, demanding a probe.
"Amid unemployment, farmer suicides, the ruling party through its arms is trying to polarise the society. It is time for people to refuse hate politics, and stand united against mob mentality and vigilantism," she said.
The Left students wing - All India Students Association - too alleged that the Delhi University was the ABVP's next target.
"After JNU, Hyderabad Central varsity, the ABVP and the BJP government have found its new target which is DU. This fake propaganda only helps them in diverting the underlying issues," AISA said in a release.
The students union also accused media houses for "profiling" students and teachers of DU as "anti-nationals".
"Why did the media which is running shows on the same chose to stay silent on Dhruv Saxena and other BJP members whose links with the ISI were discovered? the release questioned.
The union demanded that the investigation into the issue should also involve the role of media.
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