What do you think of the fine imposed on JNU students for cooking biryani? (Source: Twitter/File Photo) What do you think of the fine imposed on JNU students for cooking biryani? (Source: Twitter/File Photo)

A scrumptious meal of biryani often leaves food lovers licking their fingers off the plate. The magic of the South Asian mixed rice dish is such that it has waged a war between vegetarians and non-vegetarians several times in the past. As if that wasn’t enough, another debate of eating biryani with ketchup and mayonnaise had Tweeple up in arms earlier. In another bizarre incident, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has slapped fines ranging between Rs 6,000 and Rs 10,000 on four students for cooking and eating biryani near the Administrative Block in June.

Calling it ‘indiscipline’, three students — Chepal Sherpa, Amir Malik and Manish Kumar — have been fined Rs 6,000 each, and former JNU Students’ Union general secretary Satarupa Chakraborty has been fined Rs 10,000. The students have been given 10 days to pay the fine and “warned to be careful and not to get involved in such incidents in future”, failing which “more stringent disciplinary action” would be taken against them.

Here’s the order given by the university.

Rs 6000 fine imposed on a student, he was involved in cooking Biryani near the stairs in front of Administrative building on 27th June, and eating it thereafter along with other students. This act is serious in nature: JNU pic.twitter.com/zujhc2Iscp — ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2017

No sooner did the news reach the ears of social media users, Twitter started buzzing with tweets from foodies who expressed their rage and displeasure. Take a look at some reactions here.

JNU is meant for freedom of speaking, cooking, eating and anything but learning.VC should thank himself at least the freedom lover has not cooked biriyani in his office chamber. — Badhan Sanyal (@BadhanchandraSa) November 10, 2017

Itna mahenga padega biryani … to banata hi nai — Vivek Shaw (@vivekshaw_88) November 10, 2017

Itne me to 5* me biryani kha aata :P — saurabh (@saurabhkanth786) November 10, 2017

Is this democracy not to eat biryani.????? — M.Z.Ali (@MZAli_qadim) November 10, 2017

In which college you have been treated like this for cooking or eating something. Its Not a indecent, sexual or harmful act to be dealt like this . Think buddy atleast. Each and Everything is now getting regulated right from your attire to your food .🙏 — ASKsay (@akki_mindbogler) November 10, 2017

There is a specific reason to do anything buddy , whether it is administration issue or national issue . You don’t have right to restrict us on any matter. What if kal se bol diya jaye ki college me roti khana allowed nahi hai it’s senseless thing yaar — ASKsay (@akki_mindbogler) November 10, 2017

6000 GST .👍 — samfaiz (@sameerfaizan) November 10, 2017

Freedom of cooking? Cook anywhere kisi ka kya jatha freedom tho hai — Ramesh Ash kumar (@Wah_food) November 10, 2017

Lagtq hai JnU canteen is closed down

misery at peak

students have to cook their own food

This calls for national debate on some news channels

😀😁😁😂😂 — Arvind (@Arvind68358711) November 10, 2017

Penalizing university students merely for cooking biriyani is gross violation of human rights — Bhaskara Rama Murti (@BhaskaraMurti) November 10, 2017

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