NSUI and ABVP clash in Pune ahead of Rahul Gandhi's student event

Violence erupted at COEP Technological University's hostel campus in Pune on Friday as members of NSUI (National Students' Union of India) and ABVP (Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad) clashed. Two Congress workers were injured in the scuffle and hospitalised at Sancheti Hospital. Congress leaders, including state Opposition leader Vijay Wadetiwar, visited the injured.

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, is scheduled to address a student gathering titled "Chhatra ki Goonj" in Pune on 22 August. Congress leaders and workers launched a protest at the college campus following the incident. Senior Congress figures including Wadetiwar, Satej Patil and Vishwajit Kadam sat on a dharna at the site.

Police deployed heavily at the campus and launched an investigation into the clash. The incident has raised security concerns ahead of Gandhi's scheduled event in the city.