Graffiti war continues at Jadavpur University; Administration whitewashes fresh graffiti painted by students

A portrait of artist Chittaprosad Bhattacharya, whitewashed by the administration. | Photo Credit: Senjuti Sengupta A group of police personnel and officials from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) reached the university at around 12.30 am on Tuesday and whitewashed all the graffiti across all the walls at the JU campus.The battle over the graffiti continued at Jadavpur University as the freshly painted graffiti by the students was further whitewashed by the administration late on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) night. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, on August 26, 2026, directed the university administration to take action against the ‘anti-national’ graffiti painted on the walls, including the ones hailing Maoist leader Kishenji, demanding freedom for Palestine, Kashmir, and also slogan