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JNU Students Try to Block Vice President’s Cavalcade at Indian Knowledge Systems Conference

The university’s order for a security branch report underscores its commitment to proceed with the conference despite ongoing hunger strikes.

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Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi on Thursday. (HT Photo)

Overview

  • Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the first annual Indian Knowledge Systems conference on the JNU campus on July 10.
  • Members of the JNU Students’ Union, on the 15th day of an indefinite hunger strike over admissions and welfare issues, staged a protest and attempted to block his vehicle.
  • The administration condemned the disruption, directed its security branch to submit a detailed report and thanked Delhi Police for ensuring campus security.
  • Despite the protest, the three-day conference is continuing with sessions on indigenous knowledge in philosophy, science and the arts.
  • Students remain on hunger strike demanding reinstatement of the JNU Entrance Examination, guaranteed housing for research scholars, withdrawal of disciplinary proceedings and shelving of proposed changes to the Means-cum-Merit fellowship.