Sharanyo Basu | 7 November 2026 | The Indian Express
Presidency University in Kolkata, Bengal, has expelled a student and taken academic action against another former student over the alleged defacement of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) posters on campus, a day after senior RSS functionary Jishnu Basu delivered a lecture at an event hosted by the ABVP.
According to university sources, a final-year post-graduate student and a former student, both from the sociology department, had allegedly defaced the ABVP poster. While the student has been expelled from the university, both the student and the former student have been banned from enrolling in any future programmes at Presidency University. The university has also barred both of them from entering the campus and participating in any academic work. The incident dates back to October 14, when the ABVP complained that obscene words had been written on one of its posters, carrying an image of Swami Vivekananda, pasted on a campus wall. The ABVP had then staged a protest outside the campus the same day.
A five-member committee was subsequently formed to investigate the incident. Higher Education Minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay had also assured strict action.
On Friday, the university said the committee had examined testimonies and CCTV footage and confirmed the involvement of the two students. The academic action taken against them followed the inquiry.