India, Aug. 21 -- A wooden emblem installed on one of the gates of Kolkata's Jadavpur University was damaged on Thursday afternoon when members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) allegedly tried to enter the campus following a clash between its members and supporters of Left student unions the previous night, university professors said.

On Thursday, ABVP supporters took out rallies from Gariahat Road and tried to reach the campus while members of Left student unions gathered at the 8B bus stand.

"The emblem's outer ring, which depicts lotus petals, fell off when outsiders stepped on it," a professor said, requesting anonymity.

Jadavpur University Teachers' Association (JUTA) president Partha Pratim Roy said the associatio...