16 JNU students issued notice for September protest outside V-C residence
15 December 2023 | The Indian Express
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has issued show cause notices to 16 students for a protest against a water crisis in the university’s hostel blocks in September. This comes days after it issued rules — and penalties for violations — for holding protests on campus.
According to the Chief Proctor Office manual, approved by the university’s Executive Council on November 24, holding dharnas, hunger strikes, group bargaining or any other form of protest within 100-metre radius of any academic or administrative building at the JNU can lead to a penalty of up to Rs 20,000 or rustication and expulsion from the campus for two semesters.
The show cause notice dated December 13, issued by the chief proctor to JNU Students Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh, read that in a proctorial enquiry, she had been “found guilty of leading a protest demonstration of 400-500 students in front of the Hon’ble V-C’s residence” on September 19.