JNU bans protests inside university campus, violators may face up to ₹20,000 fine, rustication
₹20,000 if stage dharnas or put posters within 100 metres of the academic buildings at the JNU campus. Besides, any "anti-national" act will attract a ₹10,000 fine, according to the Chief Proctor Office (CPO) manual.
Earlier, protests within 100 metres of the administrative blocks, which house the offices of the Vice-Chancellor, registrar, and proctors, among others, were prohibited as per a High Court order. JNU bans protests on campus; may expel students who flout rules However, now the JNU administration has banned all types of protests within 100 metres of academic buildings as well as where classes are conducted.
This development comes after the JNU in October witnessed an incident where an "anti-national" slogan was scribbled on the School of Languages building. NCERT textbook row: ‘Name withdrawal disrupting curriculum,’ say 73 academicians JNU has prohibited printing, circulating, or pasting posters or pamphlets carrying any kind of derogatory religious, communal, casteist, or anti-national remarks.
If a student is found involved in a hunger strike, dharna, 'group bargaining' and any other form of protest within 100-metre radius of any academic and administrative complex or is found blocking the entrance or exit of any of these complexes, he or she will be either imposed a fine will be evicted from hostel for two months or be rusticated and declared out of bounds for up to two months. All forms of coercion such as gheraos, sit-ins or any variation have also come on the banned list.
New JNU rules: ₹20,000 fine for dharna, admission cancellation for violence A student who has received five or more punishments during the duration of their study shall be expelled from the university, the manual noted. The
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