Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Aditynath has ordered an inquiry into the violence which erupted on the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) campus on Saturday night.

Adityanath has sought a report from Divisional Commissioner about the incident as various political parties, including Samajwadi Party, criticised the government and condemned the police action. "I have sought a report from the Divisional Commissioner, Varanasi, about the entire incident," Adityanath said in Lucknow.

The Uttar Pradesh chief minister has also sought a report on the attack on journalists in the BHU campus. A number of students, including women, and two journalists were injured in lathicharge by the police in the BHU which witnessed violence last night, in an ugly turn to a protest against an alleged eve-teasing incident.