Delhi University Cancels Event On Palestine Without Citing Reasons, Say Organisers
16 April 2024 | The Wire
New Delhi: A poetry reading event on the Palestinian crisis which was scheduled to be held on Monday, April 15 was cancelled by Delhi University without specifying any reason, as per the organisers.
Speaking to The Wire, the organisers of the event – titled ‘Let us hear a Palestinian word’ – Delhi University professors Apoorvanand and Arjumand Ara said that the programme was to be held on March 22 and permission for the same was granted by the Delhi University Estate Section on March 19.
It was postposed to April 15 by the organisers since March 22 was declared a non-teaching day due to Holi.
However, although the “nature of the event wasn’t changed”, the university cancelled it by sending an e-mail to Apoorvanand on Saturday, April 13….