Show-cause notices issued against students of JNU by their administration department for protesting and effigy burning has stirred a bitter outcry on the campus.
All political groups except Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad were part of a protest organised by Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union over the notices on Friday.
Students said that it is a recent trend where show-cause notices are being issued for "not taking permission for a protest", which was never taken into consideration until recently. They felt that they were only issued to those speaking against the government.
The notices were being issued to single out students and harass them. Not all students who burned the effigies are issued notices.
They are picked randomly, said Sunny Dhiman of Congress-backed National Students Union of India, who was the only one who got a notice on Thursday for burning the effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Dasara celebrations.
ABVP president, Alok Singh said they have not been issued notices for effigy-burning but they are against issuing of notices on small issues. He was also issued a notice for protesting without taking permission, he said.
They did not join the protest because JNUSU felt that people were being singled out and given notices, he said.
When Manmohan Singh came to campus he was shown black flags and his effigy was burnt in front of him," said Dhiman. He said no action against students was taken then.
There is a clear difference in the present government's attitude as compared to previous one, said the protestors. Many students claimed that guards have been asked to take videos of protests and send to the administration.
Many students also faced proctorial enquiry on Friday over protestsAbdul Matin from Youth Forum for Discussions and Welfare Activities (YFDA), a Muslim student group in JNU, said that he was issued a notice because he was there at the effigy burning of Gujarat government and 'gau rakshaks'.
"In the proctorial inquiry we are asked to clear our stand and then they let us go." said Matin. "But having too many notices against oneself does not reflect well in our resume. Hence these notices deter students from taking part in poitical activities," he said.
JNUSU president Mohit Pandey from All India Students Association issued a statement saying that JNU has had a tradition of public meetings and protests for the past 40 years. He said the JNU administration was causing hindrance to political movements by students.![]( "The effigy displayed before it was burnt. File photo")
Show-cause notices issued against students of JNU by their administration department for protesting and effigy burning has stirred a bitter outcry on the campus.
All political groups except Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad were part of a protest organised by Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union over the notices on Friday.
Students said that it is a recent trend where show-cause notices are being issued for "not taking permission for a protest”, which was never taken into consideration until recently. They felt that they were only issued to those speaking against the government.
The notices were being issued to single out students and harass them. Not all students who burned the effigies are issued notices.
They are picked randomly, said Sunny Dhiman of Congress-backed National Students Union of India, who was the only one who got a notice on Thursday for burning the effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Dasara celebrations.
ABVP president, Alok Singh said they have not been issued notices for effigy-burning but they are against issuing of notices on small issues. He was also issued a notice for protesting without taking permission, he said.
They did not join the protest because JNUSU felt that people were being singled out and given notices, he said.
When Manmohan Singh came to campus he was shown black flags and his effigy was burnt in front of him,” said Dhiman. He said no action against students was taken then.
There is a clear difference in the present government’s attitude as compared to previous one, said the protestors. Many students claimed that guards have been asked to take videos of protests and send to the administration.
Many students also faced proctorial enquiry on Friday over protestsAbdul Matin from Youth Forum for Discussions and Welfare Activities (YFDA), a Muslim student group in JNU, said that he was issued a notice because he was there at the effigy burning of Gujarat government and 'gau rakshaks’.
"In the proctorial inquiry we are asked to clear our stand and then they let us go." said Matin. "But having too many notices against oneself does not reflect well in our resume. Hence these notices deter students from taking part in poitical activities," he said.
JNUSU president Mohit Pandey from All India Students Association issued a statement saying that JNU has had a tradition of public meetings and protests for the past 40 years. He said the JNU administration was causing hindrance to political movements by students.
All political groups except Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad were part of a protest organised by Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union over the notices on Friday.
Students said that it is a recent trend where show-cause notices are being issued for "not taking permission for a protest", which was never taken into consideration until recently. They felt that they were only issued to those speaking against the government.
The notices were being issued to single out students and harass them. Not all students who burned the effigies are issued notices.
They are picked randomly, said Sunny Dhiman of Congress-backed National Students Union of India, who was the only one who got a notice on Thursday for burning the effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Dasara celebrations.
ABVP president, Alok Singh said they have not been issued notices for effigy-burning but they are against issuing of notices on small issues. He was also issued a notice for protesting without taking permission, he said.
They did not join the protest because JNUSU felt that people were being singled out and given notices, he said.
When Manmohan Singh came to campus he was shown black flags and his effigy was burnt in front of him," said Dhiman. He said no action against students was taken then.
There is a clear difference in the present government's attitude as compared to previous one, said the protestors. Many students claimed that guards have been asked to take videos of protests and send to the administration.
Many students also faced proctorial enquiry on Friday over protestsAbdul Matin from Youth Forum for Discussions and Welfare Activities (YFDA), a Muslim student group in JNU, said that he was issued a notice because he was there at the effigy burning of Gujarat government and 'gau rakshaks'.
"In the proctorial inquiry we are asked to clear our stand and then they let us go." said Matin. "But having too many notices against oneself does not reflect well in our resume. Hence these notices deter students from taking part in poitical activities," he said.
JNUSU president Mohit Pandey from All India Students Association issued a statement saying that JNU has had a tradition of public meetings and protests for the past 40 years. He said the JNU administration was causing hindrance to political movements by students.
Show-cause notices issued against students of JNU by their administration department for protesting and effigy burning has stirred a bitter outcry on the campus.All political groups except Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad were part of a protest organised by Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union over the notices on Friday.
Students said that it is a recent trend where show-cause notices are being issued for "not taking permission for a protest”, which was never taken into consideration until recently. They felt that they were only issued to those speaking against the government.
The notices were being issued to single out students and harass them. Not all students who burned the effigies are issued notices.
They are picked randomly, said Sunny Dhiman of Congress-backed National Students Union of India, who was the only one who got a notice on Thursday for burning the effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Dasara celebrations.
ABVP president, Alok Singh said they have not been issued notices for effigy-burning but they are against issuing of notices on small issues. He was also issued a notice for protesting without taking permission, he said.
They did not join the protest because JNUSU felt that people were being singled out and given notices, he said.
When Manmohan Singh came to campus he was shown black flags and his effigy was burnt in front of him,” said Dhiman. He said no action against students was taken then.
There is a clear difference in the present government’s attitude as compared to previous one, said the protestors. Many students claimed that guards have been asked to take videos of protests and send to the administration.
Many students also faced proctorial enquiry on Friday over protestsAbdul Matin from Youth Forum for Discussions and Welfare Activities (YFDA), a Muslim student group in JNU, said that he was issued a notice because he was there at the effigy burning of Gujarat government and 'gau rakshaks’.
"In the proctorial inquiry we are asked to clear our stand and then they let us go." said Matin. "But having too many notices against oneself does not reflect well in our resume. Hence these notices deter students from taking part in poitical activities," he said.
JNUSU president Mohit Pandey from All India Students Association issued a statement saying that JNU has had a tradition of public meetings and protests for the past 40 years. He said the JNU administration was causing hindrance to political movements by students.