NSUI accuses ABVP of attacking academic spaces in Universities

New Delhi, Sep 19: The Congress-backed National Students Union of India (NSUI) today accused RSS-backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) of attacking academic spaces in various Universities across the country. "NSUI has always believed that a University is for debate and discussion, and tried to promote it. This act, upset the ruling establishment (BJP) time and again, and they have continued to push down their RSS agenda of saffronising the institutions in the past three years," the Congress backed students wing said in a statement here today. The NSUI said that it had seen how the events across the campuses of IIT Madras and Jamia Millia Islamia (University) were cancelled at the last moment at the behest of the ABVP. "We won't accept this dictatorial mindset and allow the discussion and debate spaces available to be attacked by ABVP. We will continue to promote it in University campuses," it said. The Congress's students wing also said that it would stand for the student’s right for freedom of speech and expression in varsity campuses and other academic institutions. UNI