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JNU erupts in slogans as ABVP disrupts book talk on Umar Khalid
Jawaharlal Nehru University witnessed a confrontation on Monday between student groups during a book discussion on Umar Khalid's "Fractured Communities". The university administration had cancelled the SSS-1 auditorium booking citing non-disclosure of…
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Jawaharlal Nehru University witnessed a confrontation on Monday between student groups during a book discussion on Umar Khalid's "Fractured Communities". The university administration had cancelled the SSS-1 auditorium booking citing non-disclosure of complete details, but the JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) held the event outside the SSS-2 building. JNU did not comment on the matter. Times Now reports that JNUSU members shouted slogans like "Jail ke taale tudenge, saare saathi chutenge" while ABVP supporters countered with "Khalid Pakistani hai" and questions about his alleged links to banned groups, disrupting speakers for over an hour.
The Indian Opinion
The competing narratives at JNU, one demanding Khalid's release, the other labelling him a traitor, show how campus spaces have become proxies for national debates. Both sides trade in slogans that simplify complex legal and historical questions. The real test is whether the university can enforce its own rules equally, without picking sides. Will the administration penalise the unauthorised disruption as firmly as it cancelled the booked event? That action will reveal if due process or political convenience guides JNU's decisions.
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