From Pahalgam to Palestine, politics takes centre stage at JNU presidential debate ahead of polls tomorrow

With chants, poetry, and political fire, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) presidential debate turned into a five-hour marathon of ideological clash and student activism on Wednesday night, setting the tone for Thursday’s students’ union elections. The campus amphitheatre pulsed with energy as supporters beat dhaplis and drums, waved flags, and shouted slogans. Cries of “Kashmir hamara hai” and “Hindu lives matter” from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) clashed with chants of “Azadi” and the sight of a Palestinian flag from the All India Students Association (AISA) camp.

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