New Delhi:
At a JNU Students' Council meeting on Wednesday, the students of the university
have decided to "not accept" the report of the university's probe
panel by calling it “unfair”.
A
member of the council said: "The inquiry report is based on an unfair
probe process and hence, we refused to accept its findings. Our replies to the
show-cause notice will be sent accordingly.”
The
report has recommended rustication of five students including JNU Students'
Union President Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya who are
facing sedition charges. Kanhaiya, Umar and Anirban were arrested on charges of
sedition in connection with the programme. Kanhaiya was released on bail from
Tihar on March 3 while Umar and Anirban are still in judicial custody.
Earlier
today, JNU authorities extended the deadline for replying to the show-cause
notice served to March 18 after the students had sought more time to seek legal
opinion on the matter. The report of the five-member panel, which was submitted
on March 11, has pointed out lapses on part of the students as well as the
administration.
While
no specific charges have been pointed out against students union president
Kumar, the university has found Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)
member Saurabh Sharma "guilty" of blocking traffic on February 9, the
day of the controversial event.
The students have been served show-cause notice
to explain their alleged role in the controversial February 9 event.
Show-cause notices were issued to 21 students on
March 14 asking them to explain why disciplinary action should not be initiated
against them after the high-level committee of the university found them guilty
of "violating university norms and discipline rules".
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