Published 02:38 IST, January 4th 2020
Protesting students disrupt registration process in JNU
Things took an uglier turn in JNU on Friday as agitating students resorted to illegal actions to prevent other students from registering for the winter semester
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Things took an uglier turn in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Friday as agitating students resorted to illegal actions to prevent or students from registering for winter semester 2020.
JNU ministration told media on Friday, "At around 1 pm today, a group of students using masks on ir faces forcibly entered office of Communications and Information System, switched off power supply, forcibly evicted all technical staff, and me servers dysfunctional."
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"As a result, entire registration process was hampered and me it impossible for students to complete ir registration process." Earlier, University h anunced that student registration for winter semester 2020 will be held from January 1st to 5th.
min lashes out at student protesters
min has anunced that disciplinary action will be taken against se students. It also lashed out at student protestors for descending to undemocratic means while swearing upon democracy.
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" student agitators in JNU have crossed all boundaries of decency and discipline and appear determined to cause as much dam to acemic interests of ir fellow students as possible."
"se agitating students always swear upon democracy, civil rights and right to protest, but ir real action reflects a tendency to dam and disrupt."
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" university will take strict disciplinary action against agitators who have caused ermous hardship to thousands of students of University. This has affected thousands of bonafide students and ir acemic future."
About protests
Protests have been ongoing in university after minal fee hikes for hostels and or amenities were implemented. Earlier university was also forced to employ alternate means of holding exams due to constant disruptions in classes and holding of exams. Students have in past also held faculty members, host, for long hours as a means to protest.
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02:38 IST, January 4th 2020