Candidates in fiery presidential debate before Sept 6 JNU students union poll

Amid slogans of Lal Salaam, Vande Mataram, some booing and a minor clash, the presidential debate was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus late Wednesday ahead of the students' union polls on September 6.

At the much sought-after event, the candidates raked up national issues like abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and mob lynching.

RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad's candidate Manish Jangid started the proceedings with slogans of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' and 'Vande Mataram'.

"The tukde-tukde gang were responsible for putting the blot of February 9 on the varsity (referring to the sedition row). When Article 370 was abrogated in Jammu and Kashmir, we were celebrating the move but the Left was abusing the Army," he said.

If elected, he said, the ABVP will offer a "campus-centric" model of politics and ensure deprivation points for women.

Jangid was constantly booed by the Left supporters and the NSUI members.

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