ABVP rebels, members burn ‘Manusmriti’ on JNU campus

NEW DELHI: ABVP rebels, who left the RSS student outfit citing differences over its handling of the JNU row, on Tuesday burnt a copy of the ancient legal text Manusmriti despite the varsity administration denying permission for the same. Weeks after the controversial event against Afzal Guru’s hanging was held on campus, five ABVP rebels joined by leftbacked All India Students Association ( AISA) and Congress-affiliated National Students Union of India (NSUI) burnt the text at Sabarmati Dhaba, which was also the venue of the earlier event. While three of the organisers were former ABVP office-bearers, two of them are still with the party but differ with their stand on Manusmriti. The university authorities, maintained that they had denied permission for the event and the security was briefed about the same.