JNU Former Deans Shocked At The Sedition Charges Slapped On JNUSU President

By Former Deans of JNU

12 February, 2016
Countercurrents.org

We the undersigned who have taught at the Jawaharlal Nehru University for long and have served as Deans of its various Schools at different times are shocked to hear that the President of the Students’ Union has been arrested on charges of sedition. As he belongs to the All India Students’ Federation, his views and political associations are well-known, and to accuse him of sedition is beyond the bounds of credibility. The only previous occasion when the President of the JNUSU had been arrested was during the Emergency of 1975-77, and the present situation on the campus brings back memories of the Emergency days. We urge the Union government to take immediate steps to prevent the intimidation of students and to ensure that the normal functioning of the University is not disrupted in any way.

K.N. Panikkar
C.P. Bhambri
Anil Bhatti
UtsaPatnaik
PrabhatPatnaik
ZoyaHasan
AnjanMukherji
Mridula Mukherjee
Aditya Mukherjee