Congress blames JNU administration amid students protest over fee hike

Even as Delhi Police filed an FIR on Sunday against JNU students for defacing university campus, Congress has blamed JNU administration. Congress leader Tariq Anwar while speaking to news ncy ANI said that administration is responsible for situation in JNU. He went on to allege that administration harrases students.

"Administration can take any decision. If y want to file FIR, y can. But reality is that JNU administration is itselfd responsible for situation. If administration hadn't harassed students, n picture would have been different. Sometimes in anger, kids do make mistakes but one must think why y have come to this situation. y are harassing children's unwantedly. y just want to defame JNU so that y can shut this university," Tariq Anwar said.

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FIR lodged on Sunday

Delhi Police on Sunday has lodged an FIR, in 'defacement of public property' at Jawaharlal Nehru University. police have named ten students in FIR under section 3 of Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act. Ealier, JNU administration had filed two complaints against students who had defaced campus.

Controversy over alleged vandalism 

Earlier on Thursday, objectionable and abusive remarks were written around a soon-to-be-unveiled statue of Swami Vivekananda on JNU campus amid student protests. Soon after incident, JNU released an official statement condemning act and assured that strict action will be taken against those involved. While student union has maintained that y were t involved in incident and had reportedly washed off written remarks after it came to light, Delhi police has lodged an FIR on Sunday. Earlier, JNU administration also had filed two complaints against those who had defaced VC's building during protests.

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Fee hike and protest

Jawaharlal Nehru Students' Union (JNUSU) will take out a march to Parliament on Monday to protest against hostel fee hike. JNUSU said it would be a march to save public education and appeal to MPs to take up cause. Students are protesting inside administration block of university against increase in hostel fee, even though JNU anunced a rollback in hike on Wednesday evening. students have dubbed partial rollback as an "eyewash". 

On Wednesday, JNU administration anunced a rollback hostel fees after massive and continuous protest by students. Anuncing rollback on Twitter,  Education Secretary R Subrahmanyam said that JNU executive committee has rolled back fees that was hiked. Secretary also added that it is time to go back to classes as JNU executive committee has proposed a scheme for ecomic assistance to EWS students. 

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This comes after students on Wednesday held a protest outside UGC and submitted a memorandum of ir demands to EC members. students led a massive protest since Monday morning at convocation venue against  "anti-student" policies of varsity's administration. While administration barricaded area outside auditorium, clashes were reported between forces deployed for security and JNUSU students.

Why are  students protesting?

students' union has been on a strike against Draft Hostel Manual which was approved by Inter-Hall Administration. y claim that manual has provisions for fee hike, curfew timings and dress code restrictions for students. y have said y will t end strike till Hostel Manual is withdrawn. It is said that after fee hike is implemented, JNU will be most expensive Central University. 

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