JNUSU ‘referendum’: over 2,000 students back V-C’s removal

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JNUSU president   Aditi Mishra addressing a property   league  astatine  the Press Club of India, successful  New Delhi.

JNUSU president Aditi Mishra addressing a property league astatine the Press Club of India, successful New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) connected Wednesday said a “student referendum” showed overwhelming enactment for the removal of Vice-Chancellor (V-C) Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit implicit her alleged casteist remarks successful a podcast past month.

The JNUSU said that of the 2,409 students who formed their votes successful the “referendum”, 2,181 voted for the V-C’s resignation portion 207 voted successful favour of her continuation and 21 votes were declared invalid. “The referendum intelligibly reflects the overwhelming sentiment of the pupil body. The students of JNU person delivered a decisive antiauthoritarian mandate demanding accountability and the resignation of the V-C,” the national said successful a statement.

Published - March 12, 2026 12:45 americium IST

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