ABVP JNU Stages “Ravan Dahan,” Burning Effigies of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Raising Slogans for Hanging Them
03 October 2025 | Maktoob Media
The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) of Jawaharlal Nehru University on Thursday staged a Ravan Dahan event in which former JNU students and anti-CAA activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam were depicted as Ravan, which the JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU) called a “deliberate attempt to exploit religion and spread Islamophobia.”
In response, JNUSU organized a protest demonstration, forming a human chain despite rain-related delays.
During the protest, ABVP supporters allegedly responded with abuse, chanting slogans such as “Godse ki Jai” (“Hail Godse”), “Sharjeel Imam ko phansi do” (“Hang Sharjeel Imam”), and “Umar Khalid ko phansi do” (“Hang Umar Khalid”)…