The administration, meanwhile, stated that they did not give the permission to avoid any tension on the campus
In a bid to avoid yet another controversy on the campus, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration turned down a request by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) to organise a lecture on nationalism Thursday, the first anniversary of the sedition row.
Last year on this day, anti-national slogans were allegedly raised on the campus during an event organised by a section of students on the death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. The event snowballed into a big controversy, leading to the arrest of Kanhaiya Kumar, former President of JNU Students' Union.
"The administration has denied us permission to organise a lecture on nationalism and culture on the campus. Earlier, the Dean allowed us to organise the lecture but the Rector cancelled the programme at the last moment," ABVP's Saurabh Sharma said.
The administration, meanwhile, stated that they did not give the permission to avoid any tension on the campus. "For the last one year, we are trying to restore peaceful environment. We don't want to disturb it again," a senior JNU official said.
"JNU will not allow any anti-national or controversial programme, which might disrupt its peaceful functioning, on its premises," he added.
The ABVP members said they will meet the Vice-Chancellor on Thursday to seek permission again.
The Left-affiliated groups, which generally organise events on February 9 to protest against the execution of Afzal Guru, however, have not announced any event this year. Later in the day, the ABVP wrote to the administration, asking them to ensure that no other students' group organises any such event on the campus on Thursday.
STUDENTS SAY NO TO UGC NOTIFICATION
The JNU Students' Union on Wednesday announced the result of the referendum organised a day before to gauge the students' view on the UGC's May 5, 2016, notification, which makes viva the major criterion for admission in MPhil and PhD, and also cuts down the number of seats for admission into these courses. "In the referendum, 3,455 students voted on the UGC Gazette, and 3,398 have given a clear 'no'," JNUSU President Mohit Pandey said.
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