A large number of students had gathered at the Sabarmati Dhaba on the campus to cast their vote for electing members of the EC at the UGBM. Earlier in the day on Friday, the JNUSU had collected quorum (signatures from students which is 1/10th of the university's strength) to start the process of UGB
Speaking to India TV on the JNU violence between two student groups, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said that the people behind this violence are the same who supported the 'tukde-tukde' gang.
Warned by the JNU registrar against providing shelter to the Delhi violence victims on the varsity campus, the JNUSU remained defiant on Saturday, saying humanity supersedes "administrative threats".
The Congress hit out at the Arvind Kejriwal government on Saturday for its sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in connection with a sedition case, saying the AAP's thinking is the same as that of the BJP and they were "two sides of the same coin".
The CPI on Saturday said it will fight both "legally and politically" the sedition case against its leader Kanhaiya Kumar and alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the national capital had "succumbed to political pressure".
The Delhi High Court has asked police to seize mobile phones of members of the two WhatsApp group that were allegedly used for organising the January 5 goons attack in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus.
Delhi Police on Monday questioned JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh in connection with the January 5 JNU violence case. A team of Delhi Police's Crime Branch is at Jawaharlal Nehru University to probe the violence on campus on January 5.
"Today's press conference thus only highlights the significance of the JNUTA's view of the need for an independent investigation that can also scrutinise the acts of omission and commission on the part of the police as well as the administration," the JNUTA said
JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh on Thursday said the January 5 attack on students inside the university campus was a "traumatic" experience, which they will not forget till their last breath, while asserting that the students and faculty members will not relent till vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar was sacked.
JNU violence: Delhi Police has registered an FIR against JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh and 19 others for allegedly attacking security guards and blocking university's main server room a day before violence took place inside campus.
JNU violence: Speaking on Sunday's attack, injured JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh's father said with the situation volatile across the country, even he could be beaten up on the morrow. More than 30 students including teachers were injured in Sunday's violence.
JNU violence: A day after JNU violence, senior warden of the Sabarmati Hostel tendered her resignation. "We tried but could not provide security to the hostel," said R Meena, JNU's Sabarmati Hostel senior warden said after masked men entered the hostel during Sunday's violence in the JNU campus.
JNU violence: Launching a scathing attack on JNU Vice-Chancellor, JNU Student's Union in a strong-worded statement said, "At every step, the Vice-Chancellor has tried to destroy the culture and academics of the university. Mr. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, it is time to go!"
The university has been seeing a standoff between the students and the administration over the issue of hostel fee hike for over two months.
JNU Students' Union office bearers had a meeting with HRD ministry officials on the hostel fee hike issue but no resolution was reached on the second consecutive day of talks on Wednesday.
In a statement, Sachidanand Sinha, Moushumi Basu and Baviskar Sharad Pralhad said, "As the three elected representatives in the Executive Council, we would like to put on record, that none of us were ever approached either through mail or phone for approval of the HLC recommendations, as claimed in the press release issued by the Registrar."
"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.
The committee will be meeting hostel presidents of the varsity in the later half of the day. The HRD Ministry had on Monday constituted the three-member committee to recommend ways to restore normal functioning of the JNU.
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.
"JNU admin calls CRPF in campus. Shame. JNU VC wants to jail 8,500 students," said a message shared by JNUSU vice president Saket Moon along with pictures of CRPF personnel
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