On August 16,2017 All India Students’ Association (AISA) President, Kawalpreet Kaur filed an FIR against Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members claiming charges of physical restraint and verbal abuse , while she had gone to Satyawati College for some academic work. Ms Kaur alleged in her complaint that ABVP members tried to bully her and called her an ‘anti-national slut’. She also proclaimed that the Principal of Satyawati College helped her to reach out to the police.
In a series of events following this incident, Satyawati College Principal on August 21,2017 in a press release claimed the incident as hoax and even wrote to the SHO, ACP and DCP of Bharat Nagar Police Station mentioning that all charges put by Ms. Kaur, who is an outsider, are fake. In an official statement to DU Beat by the Media Convenor of ABVP, Mr. Saket Bahuguna condemned the systematic propaganda and slander campaign against ABVP by some communists. The statement read as,” Repeatedly, Ms. Kaur and her comrades have tried to spread canards about our organization to get some publicity , especially after she and her Naxal- supporting organisation was rejected by the student community in the DUSU elections.”
ABVP expressed shame on the half- heard defamation charges without any solid evidence and their publicity by some media groups without knowing the entire reality from the students or authorities of Satyawati College . Keeping the upcoming Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections in mind, AISA tried to spread slander and lies against ABVP and maligned its members’ image as claimed by the organisation of ABVP.
AISA in a press release on August 23, 2017, following these remarks carried out a signature campaign in support of Kawalpreet Kaur . Ms Kaur said, “It is really saddening that the principal has given into the pressure of ABVP. Such a statement by the Principal attempts to derail the entire case. Also , we have the call recordings and many messages that were sent to my friends in Satyawati to persuade me to take the case back as well as the ‘receiving’ which was duly claimed by the Principal at the time of the incident. Thus , the Principal’s recent statement of denial stands false.” Niraj Kumar, State Secretary of Delhi State AISA said,” Why is the Principal shielding the culprits? It is this shielding that gives the audacity to harass women. We demand that the police should ensure a proper enquiry in the matter.”
The Principal in his statement mentions that the college opinion was not taken into account by the police department which is eagerly supported by the ABVP as well. It is all up to the police now to follow the due process of law and testify the truth as the matters have heated up now.
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