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NALSAR Students Oppose CJI Surya Kant As Convocation Chief Guest
Around 70 students from NALSAR University’s 2026 graduating batch have asked the administration to reconsider inviting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant as chief guest for the convocation. In a letter to…
The Story in Brief
Around 70 students from NALSAR University’s 2026 graduating batch have asked the administration to reconsider inviting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant as chief guest for the convocation. In a letter to the Vice-Chancellor and faculty, they cited recent remarks by the CJI during court proceedings, including calling certain individuals “parasites” and “cockroaches”, and his dismissal of videos related to alleged police brutality at the Jantar Mantar protest.
The representation later gained support from students across several batches, totalling about 380 endorsements. The university has not yet responded. The controversy follows a similar episode at TISS Mumbai, which postponed its convocation where the CJI was to be chief guest, citing unforeseen circumstances. NALSAR has not officially confirmed the CJI’s presence.
The Indian Opinion
The familiar narrative pits an out-of-touch judiciary against idealistic students. But that caricature misses the point: the CJI’s remarks about ‘cockroaches’ and ‘parasites’ may have been in a specific legal context, but they were legitimately felt as a slur by many young Indians. The students are not demanding a ban; they are asking their alma mater to live by the constitutional values it teaches. The real test is whether the NALSAR administration will engage with their reasoned letter or sidestep it, and whether the CJI himself will address the perception his words have created.
Sources (3): thefederal.com, thenewsminute.com, ndtv.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
