Overview

• After a meeting with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow, ABVP announced it is putting its protests on hold, citing assurances that their demands will be addressed.
• The chief minister ordered intensive inspections of all universities and colleges, with district teams drawn from administration, police and education departments under divisional commissioners’ oversight and a 15-day reporting deadline.
• Institutions must submit affidavits confirming only recognised courses are being run, and those found violating rules will face punitive action and full fee refunds with interest to affected students.
• In the Barabanki case, an FIR has been filed against Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University over an alleged unrecognised LLB course, and authorities demolished a campus structure they said encroached on government land.
• Following the September 1 lathicharge on student protesters, the Circle Officer was removed, four policemen were suspended, and police say four arrested individuals linked to the violence are outsiders.