Overview
- The university suspended 10 students on October 14 and barred them from campus pending a detailed disciplinary inquiry.
- University officials say the action followed review of a preliminary Proctorial Board report, CCTV footage and other visual material from a confrontation on campus.
- Students and the All India Students’ Association say the clash began over a planned screening of Anand Patwardhan’s Jai Bhim Comrade when guards tore down posters, allegedly manhandled protesters and cut power.
- AUD alleges the protesters damaged property, scuffled with male and female security personnel, and that officials faced abusive behaviour, and it told police about the incident for campus safety.
- The sit-in began on September 28 over demands including removal of iron gates, reinstatement of PhD fee waivers and student representation in governance and the suspension now shifts the dispute into formal university procedures.