Khalid, Anirban’s rustication not justified; say JNU teachers, students

Jawaharlal Nehru University students and teachers criticised the high-level inquiry committee’s findings and said the rustication of three students over the February 9 incident was against natural justice.

Students called an all-party meeting on Monday night to discuss the future course of action. Teachers too held a meeting.

“The punishments are not justified. Students, teachers and prominent personalities have said there are many loopholes in the procedure in which inquiry was done. Students were not even shown the evidence against them. This is against natural justice,” said Ajay Patnaik, JNU teachers’ association (JNUTA) president.

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JNU students Umar Khalid (centre) and Anirban Bhattacharya (right), who are facing charges of sedition,
have been rusticated by the university administration. (PTI File Photo)