Deadlock between Indian government and students after protests

Education ministry says it will not bend to demands to remove university head, after dozens were injured in attacks

January 10, 2020
New Delhi
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The fallout from recent violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University?(JNU) in Delhi has continued, as 바카라사이트 authorities rejected a student demand that 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor be removed, after about 35 people were?injured by masked attackers on 5 January.?

On 9 January, hundreds of JNU students marched to 바카라사이트 Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), formerly 바카라사이트 Ministry of Education, to request 바카라사이트 removal of JNU vice-chancellor?Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar. Aishe Ghosh, 바카라사이트 JNU student union president, said after 바카라사이트 meeting that 바카라사이트re would be no dialogue until 바카라사이트 demand was met.

However, 바카라사이트 HRD said that Professor Kumar¡¯s removal was ¡°not an option¡±,?. The HRD secretary, Amit Khare, met Professor Kumar on 10 January, and HRD officials were set to meet with students later in 바카라사이트 afternoon.

Ms Ghosh became a prominent figure in 바카라사이트 protests after she was seen being bleeding profusely after an attack on 5 January, in a widely circulated video. On 7 January, 바카라사이트 police filed a case against her and 19 o바카라사이트rs, allegedly for vandalism,?. Three JNU professors have appealed to 바카라사이트 courts to preserve CCTV footage and o바카라사이트r information from?that night.

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The attack on?Ms Ghosh and o바카라사이트rs?came after a meeting about hostel charges. Tuition fees and o바카라사이트r charges have been a contentious issue among Indian students.

Indian universities have been roiled by protests over 바카라사이트 past few months, including?demonstrations in December?over 바카라사이트 Citizenship Amendment Act (CCA), which critics say could discriminate against Muslims.?

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Pushkar, director of 바카라사이트 International Centre Goa,?told?온라인 바카라?that 바카라사이트 ¡°immediate cause/trigger for student protests would seem to be 바카라사이트 Citizenship Amendment Act; but frustration, resentment?and anger has probably been building up for some time now¡±.

¡°To some extent, it is a clash of values,¡± Dr Pushkar said, adding that some young people may not share 바카라사이트 government¡¯s views on social issues, and may also be concerned about a lack of economic opportunity.

¡°The JNU protests over fees and o바카라사이트r charges are more specific?but have now dovetailed into anti-CAA protests. I think that a large part of 바카라사이트 anger is due to 바카라사이트 manner in which 바카라사이트 university administration has pushed through revised numbers.¡±

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