The Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad on Thursday organised a “Save Delhi University” protest march. ABVP organised the protest as a countermeasure for the march carried out by the All India Students’ Association at Delhi University. ABVP said that the protest was to reclaim DU from the clutches of Left parties and against the violence against RSS and BJP workers across the country. Protesters were also seen holding placards saying ‘Anti-Nationals go back’ and ‘Save our campus’. Track FE for all the latest updates on this protest march.

05:30 PM: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar steps in on Gurmehar row. Says, “Respect Freedom of Expression but it must be under the law”.

04:06 PM: “Those defeated in polls, fueling hate”: Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu

04:05 PM: Freedom of Speech not Freedom to abuse: ABVP protestors

03:41 PM: Earlier yesterday, veteran actor Anupam Kher said, “Nobody wants a war. Soldiers are there on the border to protect the country,” he said, adding that some people were taking political mileage out of the entire episode. “Everyone knows who they are; they’re laughable.

03:38 PM: ABVP protestors have been carrying out photos of killed RSS members in Kerala. Although, it is unclear as to what connection it has with the ongoing situation in Delhi.

03:34 PM: Protestors have reached outside Noth Campus Arts faculty. A giant Tricolour is seen with protestors saying that no chants asking for the country’s disintegration would be tolerated

03:32 PM: ‘Tum jaativad se todoge, hum rashtravad se jodenge’: Another slogan being heard around by the ABVP protesters

03: 15 PM: A giant Tricolour is being waved outside the Delhi University North Campus Arts faculty while protest continues against students chanting Anti-India

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02:53 PM: ABVP student leaders are carrying posters showing BJP leaders who were killed in alleged violence by Left parties in Kerala.

02:50 PM: AISA is also speculated to hold a counter rally on March 4.

02:44 PM: Haryana BJP Minister Anil Vij, who earlier said that Gurmehar Kaur is politicising over her father’s martyrdom stood firmly by what he had said. People are not trying to understand the issue at all. Gurmehar Kaur is being misled by anti nationals, he added.

2:15 PM: While the college administration withdrew the invitation, the decision led to widespread violence after clashes between ABVP and AISA

2:10PM: ABVP had objected to organising of that event against hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. While the three students are out on bail, no charge sheet has been filed in the case yet.

2:07PM: Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya were arrested in February last year over sedition charges in connection with an event at the JNU campus during which anti-national slogans were allegedly raised.

2:05PM: Yesterday, a plea seeking action against the policemen who had allegedly assaulted students and journalists during the violence at Ramjas college last week was moved in the Delhi High Court.

2:00PM: The genesis of the clash was an invite to JNU students Umar Khalid and Shehla Rashid to address a seminar on Culture of Protests which was withdrawn by the college authorities following opposition by the ABVP

1:57PM: Heavy security has been deployed in North Campus of Delhi University to prevent any untoward incidents.

1:54PM: The students of Delhi University students yesterday staged a protest against the ABVP at the SGTB Khalsa College, in the North Campus.

1:50PM: Earlier on Monday, a ‘Tiranga’ march was organised by the ABVP to invoke nationalist sentiments on the campus.

1:47PM: Last week, the All India Students Association (AISA) and the ABVP engaged into a scuffle over cancellation of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid’s talk at Delhi University’s Ramjas College.


01:35 PM: Saffron flags with ‘ABVP’ printed on them, National Flag and activists chanting “DU against anti-nationals” take over the North Campus

01:23 PM: ABVP promises peaceful protests amid security

01:21 PM: ‘Hindustan me rehna hoga, Vande Matram kehna hoga’, slogans shouted by protestors

01:20 PM: Placards saying ‘Anti-nationals go back’, ‘Save our campus’ are being displayed by protestors

01:10 PM: Students from different colleges participate in the protest

1:00 PM: Protest march moves ahead amid chants of ‘Afzal ke yaaron bharat chhodho’, ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’