# JNU cancels event on Umar Khalid’s book, cites lack of disclosure 2026-08-10T01:41:11+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet JNU has cancelled a student-organised discussion on a book by former student Umar Khalid, scheduled for Monday on campus, citing “non-disclosure of the full facts” about the programme. The event was to focus on Khalid’s book *Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power*, based on his 2018 PhD thesis. Khalid has been in custody since September 2020 in the larger conspiracy case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. The university said the dean of the School of Social Sciences (SSS), who approved the booking on August 7, later cancelled it. JNU did not specify what information was withheld. The JNU Students’ Union said the discussion will go ahead outside the venue, declaring, “Cancelling a room does not cancel a conversation.” The JNU Teachers’ Association called the cancellation “an administrative instrument” for policing academic debate. ABVP JNU claimed the event was cancelled after its protests and should not have been permitted. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - news.abplive.com Tags: Adivasi, book event cancellation, campus free speech, Delhi riots, JNU, Umar Khalid Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jnu-cancels-umar-khalid-book-event-over-non-disclosure-of-facts/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jnu-cancels-umar-khalid-book-event-over-non-disclosure-of-facts/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.