Eleven students at Ambedkar University Delhi have been suspended for allegedly clashing with security personnel during a protest on July 30, following the removal of posters and switching off of electricity, according to multiple news reports.
According to The Indian Express, the students were protesting against a circular issued by the university on July 31 that mandates giving four working days’ notice before organising demonstrations, rallies, marches and other public gatherings on campus. The students have also demanded the removal of iron gates and barriers, a fee waiver for PhD students, and completion of faculty recruitment. Deccan Herald reported that ahead of a proposed screening of Anand Patwardhan’s documentary Jai Bhim Comrade at the campus’s Wall of Democracy on the 16th day of the sit-in protest by the All India Students Association-led students’ collective of the university, security personnel allegedly tore down posters, switched off the electricity, and assaulted students. The Indian Express further reported that some female students' clothes were torn during the alleged altercation. However, the university claimed that the protesting students damaged property on campus and clashed with the security personnel. In the orders issued on Wednesday to suspend the students, the university administration alleged that they misbehaved with security personnel and attempted to break a campus gate. The university administration said it had informed the police on Tuesday after ‘observing that the situation was becoming unmanageable, and keeping in view the safety and security’. The university barred the 11 students from entering its campuses during their suspension period and referred the matter to the Proctorial Board and Disciplinary Committee for further inquiry. The committee has been asked to submit its report in a week.
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