Hyderabad University Fines Six Students for Organising Palestine Solidarity March
25 April 2024 | The News Minute
University of Hyderabad (UoH) on Monday, April 23 has punished six students for organising a solidarity march for Palestine, which was held in October 2023 under the banner ‘UoH for Palestine’. An order issued by the office of the registrar imposed a fine on the students and stated that the organiser of the protest was not registered with the university. It added that the event was conducted without prior permission.
Reacting to the order, a student on the request of anonymity said the solidarity march was organised beyond political affiliations and that many students had shown interest. “That’s why we decided to name the march as UoH for Palestine. Political groups operate their own study circles without permission or registration. Festivals under the banners ‘UoH Ganesh Chaturthi’ were organised, but only the Palestine march was considered to be flouting norms…”