Delhi's other college battle: JNU siege over UGC admission notification ends
Students protesting a UGC notification had occupied the Jawaharlal Nehru University's administrative block, disruptive routine operation.
In Short
- JNU students have ended their nearly three-week siege of the university's administrative block.
- The students were protesting a UGC notification.
- Students claimed the notification would lead to seat cuts in the M.Phil and Ph.D programmes.
While the Ramjas battle rages on, the other big Delhi college story has come to an end. Jawaharlal Nehru University students ended their siege of the administrative block of their institution, finally allowing normalcy to be restored to the the premier institution.
A group of students called "Committee of Suspended Students" had been occupying the block since February 9.
The group, which was led by JNU Students Union members, was purportedly protesting a University Grants Commission (UGC) notification that could change the university's admission policy. The altered policy, the students claimed, could lead to seat cuts in the M.Phil and Ph.D programmes.
"The officers have immediately resumed their work, so that the huge pending works are completed... There are certain irreparable damages, which will keep reminding the current and future agitators that improper methods of protests are always harmful," a statement issued by the university said.
Appreciating the "patience" shown by the entire JNU administration, the authorities said many JNU students and teachers suffered because of the agitation.
"The erosion of JNU's atmosphere of peaceful and harmless protests is a cause of wider concern in the JNU community and this erosion must be stemmed now," the statement said.
The university administration invited the students leaders concerned to discuss their issues peacefully.
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