Shimla, Oct. 17 -- Expressing serious concern over incidents of student violence in universities, governor Shiv Pratap Shukla appealed to student organisations to engage in ideological battles instead of physical conflicts.

He was addressing the inaugural session of the Model United Nations & Youth Parliament, jointly organised under the Viksit Bharat@2047 initiative by the ministry of youth affairs and sports, Government of India, and Himachal Pradesh University.

The concern assumes significance in wake of the recent clash between the members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Students' Federation of India (SFI), in which many students sustained injuries following a clash at the Himachal Pradesh University (HPU).

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