On Friday, Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister, said the West Bengal government is failing Jadavpur University, and that the problems on campus are from students being pushed to protest about their studies and slogans going up on walls that go against the country. He said what he said at a political meeting in Jadavuar really increased the competition in the election. Mamata Banerjee said that protests on campus show democracy at work, not just chaos.
PM Modi alleges campus intimidation at Jadavpur University
Modi stated that Jadavpur University used to be respected all over the world but is now facing threats and trouble. He says “anti-national” slogans are being written on walls and students are being pushed to protest in the streets when they should be studying.
Modi wants things to be peaceful at the university again and thinks colleges should be free from being threatened. He asked if the state government can actually protect the future of West Bengal if it can’t even protect its biggest college.
Here are the key statements he made at the rally:
– Anti-national slogans scrawled on campus walls
– Threats issued inside the university, he alleged
– Students pushed to protests instead of studies
– Restore academic atmosphere, not chaos
– Dialogue over threats, he said
– State failed to protect its largest institution
Governance, identity, and infiltration claims
Modi increased his criticism by saying Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress party has ruined what West Bengal is known for over the last fifteen years. He claims people coming into the state illegally are being given homes, taking over land and harming the way people already living there make a living.
He says that these people coming in are corrupt and oppressive and are making young people have to leave the state to find jobs. He believes the only answer is to completely defeat the TMC and have the BJP take over the government.
Campaigning in Jadavpur
Modi was at a campaign event for Sarbari Mukherjee, the BJP candidate for Jadavpur. He aimed criticism at Debabrata Majumdar, the current TMC MLA for Jadavpur, and made the election about keeping the peace, education, and the future of young people.
Mamata Banerjee’s rebuttal: protests as democracy
Mamata Banerjee responded on X (formerly Twitter) by saying Modi is damaging Jadavpur University’s reputation and twisting how students are protesting. She noted that Jadavpur consistently does well in the National Institutional Ranking Framework and is one of the best universities in India.
Banerjee insists Jadavpur students get in because of how well they do and should be praised for being smart and able to think for themselves. She says protesting is a perfectly legal way for people in a democracy to express their opinions, not just wild behavior.
Her rebuttal highlighted these positions:
– Jadavpur University ranks high in NIRF consistently
– Students selected on merit and intellect
– Protests are democracy in motion
– Anarchy is injustice and failed governance
– Do not tarnish Bengal’s image
Banerjee went further with her criticism, calling real anarchy things like unfairness in the system, using force when governing, and dividing people based on their religion. She pointed to how farmers are treated, alleged meddling with the justice system, and the poor response to the problems in Manipur. re
Defending the university’s history, Banerjee reminded everyone of its connection to early Indian nationalists, including Sri Aurobindo. She said that during the election, no one should speak badly about the university or West Bengal.
Why it matters ahead of polling
Because of what both leaders have said, the situation at the university is now the main part of the election in Jadavpur. Modi wants peace and a stricter approach, while Banerjee says people have a democratic right to disagree and that the university’s good name should be defended.
Both leaders are tying their messages to what young people want and to how good the education system is, so the impact is wider than just one campus. This conflict has made the political argument more intense as the election nears, with education, government and what it means to be from West Bengal becoming the most important things voters are discussing.
