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Senior Congress person and erstwhile Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh connected Wednesday (April 1, 2026) alleged successful Rajya Sabha that Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was systematically undermining its societal justness mandate, citing a 25% diminution successful SC/ST enrolment, irregularities successful reserved module appointments and remarks by the Vice-Chancellor that helium said were astatine likelihood with the university's founding principles.
Raising the substance during Zero Hour, Mr. Singh noted the irony that 2 eminent JNU alumni were seated connected the Treasury Benches adjacent arsenic the instauration — ranked among the apical 10 universities successful the National Institutional Ranking Framework — was drifting from its halfway mandate of nationalist integration, antiauthoritarian values and societal justice.
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He flagged caller media remarks attributed to the JNU Vice-Chancellor, who reportedly described assertions by historically marginalised communities arsenic "permanent victimhood" and suggested specified realities were manufactured.
"Such statements rise concerns astir the institution's sensitivity to caste discrimination, equity and law values," Mr. Singh said.
Citing a JNU Teachers Association report, Mr. Singh said SC and ST pupil enrolment had declined by astir 25% successful conscionable 3 years.
On module recruitment, helium said that of 326 vacancies for which enactment committees were constituted, implicit 40% resulted successful candidates being declared "not recovered suitable", with the bulk of affected posts being reserved positions.
Mr. Singh besides flagged 89 pending module promotion cases astatine JNU, of which 62 had exceeded the stipulated processing period, saying the delays were affecting vocation progression and PhD supervision capacity.
He urged the authorities to guarantee strict adherence to preservation norms and support the law committedness to inclusivity crossed JNU and different cardinal universities.
