Delhi University opposes in High Court NSUI leader's plea against his debarment over BBC documentary screening

 

On Monday, the Delhi University opposed in the High Court of Delhi a plea by a leader of the Congress' students wing against his debarment for one year for alleged involvement in the screening of a controversial BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying he indulged in gross indiscipline which tarnished the image of a premier educational institution.

The university, in its reply filed to the petition by Ph.D. scholar & NSUI national secretary Lokesh Chugh, said it has acted on the basis of a newspaper report on "banning the BBC documentary" & several persons, including the petitioner, assembled on the campus to screen the documentary in violation of Section 144 (issuance of prohibitory orders) of Code of Criminal Procedure imposed by police authorities. The leader of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) claimed in his plea that he was not involved in the screening, & to his knowledge, there was no prohibition on the screening of the documentary.

But the Delhi University said that instead of concentrating on his research, the petitioner was "instrumental in inciting other students & indulging in petty politics", which was detrimental to discipline & was causing disruption in academic functioning.

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