‘Freedom of Expression’: AUD Professor Rejects Varsity’s Accusation of Delivering ‘Provocative Speech’
Sophiya Mathew | 03 April 2025 | The Indian Express
“A mere expression of an opinion cannot be equated to the instigation of a protest,” underlined an associate professor at the Dr BR Ambedkar University’s School of Global Affairs, accused of delivering a “provocative speech” at a public meeting, on Wednesday as he responded to the varsity’s show cause notice sent last week. He said his speech was within the framework of constitutionally guaranteed “freedom of expression”.
The university, in its March 28 show cause notice, had said that the “protest escalated into sloganeering, accompanied by derogatory and disrespectful language targeting the head of the institution with the intent to tarnish the reputation of the university.”
The faculty member was among the speakers at a public meeting held following the March 21 controversial suspension of a postgraduate female student, a member of the All India Students’ Association (AISA), for criticising Vice-Chancellor Anu Singh Lather’s Republic Day speech….