Six students have been academically suspended and declared out of bounds for allegedly heckling the vice-chancellor. A lot of students have been randomly sent proctorial enquiries, the JNUSU has claimed.
The Jawaharlal Nehru University has been seeing protests for one-and-a-half months over hike in hostel fees and the students have boycotted exams over the issue.
Fifteen engineering students had supported the exam boycott at JNU, but they were convinced to appear for the exam by the protesters themselves. Meanwhile, the administration said in a statement that a meeting of the deans of schools and the chairpersons of special centres with the vice-chancellor and the rectors was held on Thursday.
The Jawaharlal Nehru University students boycotted the exams on Thursday over the hostel fee hike issue.
Jawaharlal Nehru University vice-chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar said on Thursday that he will again start attending office along with other officials as the administration block, which was occupied by protesting students, was "free".
The HRD Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Thursday said the fee hike in Jawaharlal Nehru University was done in order to meet the increased expenditure on the maintenance of hostels and to run them on a "no profit no loss" basis.
The letter also cites sections from two letters from Jawaharlal Nehru University students, who have urged the administration to ensure that the end semester exams are completed without any obstruction.
Students' Union of Jawaharlal University will hold a protest outside the Ministry Human Resource and Development on Friday. They will be demanding that the recommendations of the committee to restore the smooth functioning of the varsity to be made public.
The students across Delhi formed a human chain in Connaught Place on Wednesday. They came forward in solidarity with the Jawaharlal Nehru University's Students' Union (JNUSU), which is protesting against the hostel fee hike.
According to a statement released by the JNU administration, students will now get 50 per cent discount in the service and utility charges to bring the monthly expenditure to Rs 1000 from Rs 2000, while a BPL category student will be further eligible for a 75 per cent discount bringing down the charges for them to Rs 500 per month.
In the march to Parliament, called by the Jawaharlal Nehru University's Students Union (JNUSU), thousands protested against the proposed hostel fee hike, on Saturday.
The HRD Ministry appointed three-member panel to recommend ways to restore normal functioning in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) which is facing student agitation, concluded its meetings on Friday and will submit its recommendations next week.
A three-member high-powered panel was constituted on Monday to recommend ways to restore normal functioning of the Jawaharlal Nehru University and mediate between the administration and students who have been protesting for over three weeks over the hostel fee hike.
"The committee has assured us of positive steps and has also said it can not enforce its observation on the university administration. It has asked for three days to discuss the matter with the university," said Satish Chandra Yadav, JNUSU General Secretary.
This statement of JNUSU comes after The Delhi Police lodged two FIRs on Tuesday in connection with the protest by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students over a hostel fee hike. One FIR was registered at the Kishangarh police station, while another was lodged at the Lodhi Colony police station.
The Delhi Police has lodged two FIRs on Tuesday during the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) protest. One FIR was registered at the Kishangarh police station, while another was lodged at the Lodhi Colony police station
The protesters released photos, alleging that physically-challenged students were among those injured in the lathi-charge.
The Delhi Traffic Police have issued an advisory over the routes that should be avoided by the commuters today. The JNUSU has also appealed to students of other universities to join its march to Parliament on Monday, to protest against hostel fee hike and other issues affecting higher education.
The JNUSU said it will be a march to save public education and appeal to MPs to take up the cause.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Students' Union (JNUSU) on Monday staged a massive protest outside the varsity campus over recent fee hike and the hostel draft manual even as Vice President N. Venkaiah Naidu was addressing a convocation ceremony.
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