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Azim Premji University (APU) has suspended a pupil for 2 years and issued written informing to 2 others, following violent incidents connected the campus on February 24 erstwhile members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) vandalised the field spot and force-entered the premises protesting a student-led treatment connected Kashmir.
“Azim Premji University conducted a thorough enquiry into the events of February 24, 2026. Following a cautious reappraisal of the investigating committee’s recommendations, the University has taken disciplinary enactment against 3 students recovered to beryllium successful superior usurpation of the University’s codification of conduct. One pupil has been suspended for 2 years, portion the different 2 students person been issued written warnings,” said a spokesperson of the university.
Following the suspension notice, much than 40 chap students gathered successful protestation and demanded contiguous revocation of the suspension.
‘Defiance, misrepresentation’
An email sent to the suspended pupil from the Registrar’s Office reportedly cited “persistent defiance of organization processes and guidelines, misrepresenting facts, violating the University codification of conduct and nonaccomplishment to follow the University’s instructions for de-escalating a volatile concern during an bonzer lawsuit connected campus” as the reasons for the suspension.
The suspended pupil tin entreaty to the Registrar wrong a week.
Students’ protest
Fellow students, protesting the enactment by the University, marched to the registrar’s office, demanding to conscionable him.
While Members of the Student Affairs Committee met the students extracurricular the office, according to the students, the administrators insisted that they nonstop e-mails and get anterior support before meeting the Registrar and threatened them with disciplinary enactment for gathering extracurricular the office.
The Student Council sent a ceremonial email to the Registrar raising concerns regarding “the deficiency of transparency successful the disciplinary process and the disproportionate severity of the punishment imposed.”
Students person also initiated a signature run successful solidarity.
‘Arbitrary, undemocratic’
“A two-year suspension, subject to aboriginal ‘review’ earlier re-admission, is equivalent to expulsion. The unit connected field connected 24th February was initiated by outer actors who forcefully entered assemblage premises and vandalised property. Yet, alternatively of holding those liable accountable, the assemblage medication has chosen to enforce terrible punishment connected a pupil for allegedly failing to ‘de-escalate’ the situation,” said a connection from the students.
The statement alleged that the claims made for the suspension are “vague and lack context and explanation” for the decision, and that nary study of this probe has been sent to the suspended student.
Following the unit astatine the field successful February, a speechmaking ellipse tally by the students was charged with an FIR nether two non-bailable offences.
