Overview
- The university’s Approving and Programme Monitoring Committee was dissolved by a signed order from Vice-Chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee and its approval work was handed to acting registrar Debajit Datta.
- The move follows objections from the RSS-linked teachers’ group ABRSM and the student body ABVP, who said the convention featuring AISA national president Neha Bora was cleared without following required procedure.
- University officials have issued show-cause notices to the committee chair and the dean of students over the alleged procedural lapse, while organisers say the event drew a large crowd and was moved outdoors to accommodate attendees.
- Opponents have cited a 2025 Calcutta High Court direction that barred political functionaries from university programmes to argue the event breached rules, and the administration says a new panel will be formed to handle approvals.
- The dispute highlights wider campus tensions over event permissions, recent registrar changes after state intervention, and risks of selective enforcement that could shape how Jadavpur manages political and student mobilisation going forward.