Left organisations, however, denied the charges and accused the ABVP of exploiting religion for political propaganda. ABVP Alleges Stone-Pelting, InjuriesIn a statement, the ABVP claimed that groups including the All India Students’ Association (AISA), the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) and the Democratic Students’ Federation (DSF) “violently attacked” the immersion procession, pelting stones and abusing participants. The AISA accused the ABVP of “using religion for political propaganda” through its Ravan Dahan programme. In a statement, AISA said the ABVP had depicted former JNU students Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam — both under trial in cases linked to the anti-CAA protests and the Delhi riots conspiracy — as Ravan. “This is a blatant and dastardly display of Islamophobia, exploiting religious sentiments to harvest political benefits,” AISA said.