Jawaharlal Nehru University

NEW DELHI: The winter semester registration at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was disrupted again on Saturday by the agitating students, the administration said in a statement. They also added that alternative ways of registration have been suggested. While the administration alleged disruption, the students’ union countered it saying they were beaten and manhandled by the guards while they were trying to remove them from the premises of Communication and Information Services (CIS).

Late on Friday, the JNU registrar, Pramod Kumar, had alleged that some student agitators with faces covered entered the premise, disrupted the server system and affected the registration. JNUSU had called for a boycott of registration demanding the withdrawal of the increased hostel fee.

“A teacher openly incited violence on students. ABVP goons vandalised and carried on with the rampage of assaults throughout the day,” said a statement issued by JNUSU.

The union called for a peace march at 9pm.

ABVP condemned the jamming of the web server and said such anti-student action by the “communist JNUSU” is completely unjustifiable. Durgesh Kumar, president, ABVP JNU, said, “Left Unity is undoubtedly guilty of the attempt to impede the career progression of unsuspecting students.”

