India, Oct. 3 -- Dussehra celebrations on Thursday turned heated amid a slew of accusations and counter-accusations between various student groups at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
The JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) and Left-wing student groups, including the All India Students' Association (AISA), accused the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) of "using religion for political propaganda". AISA, in a statement, alleged that ABVP organised a Ravan dahan in which former JNU students Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam-both undertrial in cases relating to anti-CAA protests and Delhi riots conspiracy-were being depicted as Ravana.
"This is a blatant and dastardly display of Islamophobia, exploiting religious sentiments to harvest poli...
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