# JNU campus tense as rival groups clash during event on Umar Khalid’s book 2026-08-10T14:37:12+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) saw renewed tension on Monday as the JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU) held an event discussing former student Umar Khalid’s book 'Fractured Communities'. During the event, JNUSU supporters raised slogans demanding Khalid’s release, while members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) countered with slogans calling Khalid a Pakistani. JNUSU alleged that the university administration cancelled the auditorium booking at the last minute, forcing the event to be held outside the SSS-2 building. The students’ union accused the administration of curbing dissent and claimed ABVP activists tried to snatch the microphone and harassed panellists. Neither ABVP nor the JNU administration had issued a response at the time of filing this report. ## Coverage - aajtak.in Tags: ABVP, academic freedom, campus politics, JNU, JNUSU, Umar Khalid Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jnu-campus-tense-as-rival-groups-clash-during-event-on-umar-khalids-book/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jnu-campus-tense-as-rival-groups-clash-during-event-on-umar-khalids-book/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.