New Delhi: The All India Students’ Association (AISA) on Tuesday launched an “indefinite” sit-in at Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) against the suspension of a final-year MA student, who was rebuked for allegedly using “derogative and disrespectful language” for the Vice Chancellor.
The sit-in will continue until the university revokes the suspension, the Left-affiliated student group said in a statement.
It said that the AUD administration has responded to its call for revocation by increasing barricading on the campus, restricting access.
“AUD administration has continued to increase barricading inside the campus and entry has been restricted from two of the three gates of the campus. We will be staying overnight inside the campus and will continue this sit in till the revocation of the suspension,” the statement reads.
The participants called for a secular, democratic, and egalitarian India, drawing parallels between their fight and the legacies of those who sacrificed their lives for these
ideals. In her Republic Day speech, Vice Chancellor Anu Singh Lather claimed that the controversy surrounding Ram Janambhoomi lasted for 525 years and that Dr BR Ambedkar should have been
considered a national leader, but his community “miniaturised” his status to that of their leader.