The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration on Tuesday said it would take the strictest action against students accused of raising objectionable slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah during a protest on campus on Monday. The university warned that those found involved could face immediate suspension, expulsion and permanent debarment.
In a series of posts on X, the university said an FIR had already been lodged in connection with the incident and disciplinary proceedings had been initiated against the students identified.
“The Jawaharlal Nehru University administration has vowed the strictest action against students found raising objectionable slogans against Hon’ble Prime Minister and Hon’ble Home Minister. An FIR has already been lodged in the matter," the university said.
"Students involved in this incident will also face disciplinary measures including immediate suspension, expulsion and permanent debarment from the University," it wrote in the post.
The administration underlined that universities are centres of innovation and new ideas and cannot be allowed to turn into laboratories of hate.
JNUSU hits back
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) said it believes in peaceful and democratic forms of protest, after a purported video of students allegedly raising "provocative" slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah inside the campus went viral.
In a statement, the students union alleged that the Delhi Police had failed to deliver justice to the victims of the 2020 campus violence. It also accused a section of the media of "misrepresenting" the event and diverting attention from the core issues, describing such coverage as an attempt to defame the university and further target students.
"The JNUSU had organised a vigil on 5 January 2026 to keep the memory of the 2020 attacks on JNU alive and to highlight the above-mentioned pattern of injustice at Sabarmati Hostel, which was the prime target of the 2020 attacks," the statement said.
It further added, "However, rather than uphold journalistic ethics and speak truth to power, a section of the media has resorted to mischaracterising the vigil to deflect from real questions. These attempts at slander are an organised attempt to defame JNU and intensify the persecution of students."
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