Five students of the University of Hyderabad (UoH), including elected students’ union president Ateeq Ahmed, have been suspended by the administration and asked to vacate their hostels by July 1.
The students faced action after they protested to conduct the cultural festival ‘Sukoon,’ which marks a high in the organizational ability of the students’ union. Students say that the university administration unilaterally cancelled the cultural festival.
Students who protested outside the VC’s lodge on 18 May, which led to the current action, have been fined ₹10,000. Five more students were also fined ₹10,000 for campus protests.
The students’ union has called for a protest today afternoon inside the campus against the suspensions.
Ambedkar Students’ Association, in a social media post, called the action “Brahmanical administration’s proctorial raj.”
Students’ Federation of India university unit, in a statement, vehemently condemned “the autocratic admin’s decision” to suspend and fine student activists for “peacefully protesting for Sukoon 2024.”
The left group claimed that at least 10 student activists were suspended and fined.
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