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<ul><li>Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students march to the Parliament, ahead of winter session. </li><li>Despite the partial rollback, students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have been protesting against the hostel fee hikes and curfew timings. </li><li>The government has imposed section 144 near the parliament.</li></ul>The <keyword id="6347348" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="JNU-student-protest">JNU student protest</keyword> might soon take a political turn as they are now marching to the Parliament — as the winter session is in progress. They want to appeal to the MPs to ‘save public education’. The government imposed Section 144 near the Parliament and deployed nearly 700 security personnel outside the JNU campus — in anticipation of the protest. Despite the partial fee rollback, students have been protesting over hostel fee and curfews. The student union claims that the institute’s decision to raise hostel, mess and security fee by 400% — is unfair. "At a time when fee hikes are rampant across the country, students have emerged as the first line of defence for inclusive education. We invite all students of Delhi, to join us as we march on foot from JNU to Parliament on the first day of the winter session of Parliament," the JNUSU said. But not many have been coming out in support of the protest. “There are 8,000 students in the university and at least 6,000 of them want to attend classes. But 200 or so students are not allowing them and have created an atmosphere of terror,” a JNU professor <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/jnu-fee-hike-protests-live-updates-students-to-march-to-parliament-today/liveblog/72103170.cms">told</a> the Times of India. The agitation has forced the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) to form a three-member high powered committee to look into the matter. The university administration <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/jnu-students-say-academic-emergency-at-varsity-demand-vcs-removal-as-teachers-extend-support-2382953.html">hiked</a> the hostel mess security fee from ₹5,500 to ₹12,000, adding a service charge worth ₹1,700. It also increased the charges of a single room from ₹20 to ₹600 per month and to ₹300 for a double bed room which is to be shared. However last Thursday on November 14, the institution announced a partial rollback, reducing the charges for single room to ₹ 200 per month and ₹100 for a shared double room. Added to this, hostel curfews and a dress code also did not resonate well with the students. The university mandated 11 pm curfew for hostel students. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-administration-hikes-the-hostel-mess-and-security-fee-by-close-to-400/articleshow/72021155.cms">JNU administration hikes the hostel, mess and security fee by close to 400%</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-announces-a-partial-rollback-in-hostel-fee-hikes-amid-massive-protests/articleshow/72040900.cms">JNU announces a partial rollback in hostel fee hikes amid massive protests</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/the-hostel-fee-hike-in-jnu-has-become-another-flashpoint-in-indian-politics-both-in-the-real-world-and-the-virtual/articleshow/72067289.cms">The hostel fee hike in JNU has become another flashpoint in Indian politics — both in the real world and the virtual</a>

JNU students march to Parliament defying Section 144 imposed by the government

<ul><li>Students of India’s premier <keyword id="58265" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jawaharlal-Nehru-University">Jawaharlal Nehru University</keyword> (JNU) have taken to the streets, holding placards to protest against massive fee hike, dress code restrictions and hostel curfews. </li><li>The institute’s administration hiked the hostel, mess and security fee by close to 400%. </li><li>The student body called for a boycott of the convocation and demanded the rollback of the hostel draft manual and fee hike proposed by the administration.</li></ul>Hundreds of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students have taken to the streets, holding placards in protest. They are rallying against a fee hike, dress code and hostel curfews that the top university has now mandated. According to the student union, the institute raised the hostel, mess and security fee by a massive 400%. 
 <div type="image" title="f4850216a400b457b5e4b50950b352ba" msid="72021211" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Students stage protest, demanding to roll back fee hike announced by the administration.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>



 The university administration <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/jnu-students-say-academic-emergency-at-varsity-demand-vcs-removal-as-teachers-extend-support-2382953.html">hiked</a> the hostel mess security fee from ₹5,500 to ₹12,000, adding a service charge worth ₹1,700. It also increased the charges of a single room from ₹20 to ₹600 per month and to ₹300 for a double bed room which is to be shared. That accounts for an annual fee hike of almost ₹3,000 per student. That is a pain point for university students where “majority of students come from the most marginalized backgrounds in this country,” News18 <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/jnu-students-say-academic-emergency-at-varsity-demand-vcs-removal-as-teachers-extend-support-2382953.html">reported</a>. Added to this, hostel curfews and a dress code also did not resonate well with the students. The protest coincides with the institute’s third convocation ceremony. The student body called for a boycott as they demand a rollback of the rules and the fee hike. They also intend to marching towards the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in Vasant Kunj, Delhi. Delhi police used water cannons to disperse the students as they tried to cross the barricades to meet the vice chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar. The VC repeatedly rejected the request to meet and discuss the issues. 
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 "While we were paying ₹2,500 a month earlier, we will now have to pay ₹7,000. We are compelled to protest because our issues have not been addressed,” JNU students <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/protest-breaks-out-at-jnu-over-fee-hike-on-convocation-day-2130632">told</a> NDTV. Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' met the students and reassured them. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/rajmal-meena-jnu-guard-help-from-neo-stencil-to-become-ias/articleshow/70275974.cms">Meet Rajmal Meena, a security guard from JNU who cleared university’s entrance examination, and is now aiming to become an IAS officer</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ca-aspirants-want-icai-to-amend-regulation-that-allows-re-valuation/articleshow/71308772.cms">CA aspirants want ICAI to amend regulation that allows re-valuation</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/hundreds-of-indias-aspiring-chartered-accountants-are-furious-and-protesting-on-the-streets/articleshow/71286881.cms">Hundreds of India's aspiring chartered accountants are furious and protesting on the streets</a>

JNU administration hikes the hostel, mess and security fee by close to 400%

<ul><li>Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration partially rolled back the hostel fee that it had hiked. </li><li>According to the revised fee structure, the charges of a single room have been reduced to ₹200 per month against ₹600 proposed earlier and ₹100 for a shared double room against ₹300. </li><li>However, the student union has called the move a ‘trap’ as they continue to protest. </li></ul> After days of massive student protest, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration partially rolled back the hostel fee hikes. R Subrahmanyam, secretary of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) confirmed the same on Twitter. <div type="twitter" handle="subrahyd" handlename="R. Subrahmanyam" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1028304137820098561/HeLLqqV__normal.jpg" favoritecount="604" retweetcount="237" status="#JNU Executive Committee announces major roll-back in the hostel fee and other stipulations. Also proposes a scheme… https://t.co/2P31WDNShM" createdat="1573642824000" id="1194570703174918144"></div>

 According to the revised fee structure, the charges of a single room have been reduced to ₹200 per month against ₹600 proposed earlier and ₹100 for a shared double room against ₹300. The old charges for single and double rooms were ₹20 and ₹10, respectively. The move comes in the back of the ongoing protests by university students who were rallying against the fee hike, dress code and hostel curfews that the top university has now mandated. However, the student union has called the move a ‘trap’ and they continue to protest. The university administration had <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/jnu-students-say-academic-emergency-at-varsity-demand-vcs-removal-as-teachers-extend-support-2382953.html">hiked</a> the hostel mess security fee from ₹5,500 to ₹12,000, adding a service charge worth ₹1,700. Added to this, hostel curfews and a dress code also did not resonate well with the students. The university mandated 11 pm as a curfew for hostel students. "While we were paying ₹2,500 a month earlier, we will now have to pay ₹7,000. We are compelled to protest because our issues have not been addressed,” JNU students <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/protest-breaks-out-at-jnu-over-fee-hike-on-convocation-day-2130632">told</a> NDTV. The protest also coincided with the institute’s third convocation ceremony. The student body called for a boycott as they demanded a complete rollback. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/rajmal-meena-jnu-guard-help-from-neo-stencil-to-become-ias/articleshow/70275974.cms">Meet Rajmal Meena, a security guard from JNU who cleared university’s entrance examination, and is now aiming to become an IAS officer</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ca-aspirants-want-icai-to-amend-regulation-that-allows-re-valuation/articleshow/71308772.cms">CA aspirants want ICAI to amend regulation that allows re-valuation</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/hundreds-of-indias-aspiring-chartered-accountants-are-furious-and-protesting-on-the-streets/articleshow/71286881.cms">Hundreds of India's aspiring chartered accountants are furious and protesting on the streets</a>

JNU announces a partial rollback in hostel fee hikes amid massive protests

<ul><li>The students also alleged that they were later detained by the Delhi police and were taken to nearby Civil Lines police station.</li><li>The students gathered near Chief Minister's residence at about 12:00 a.m. asking to meet him to submit a charter of demands </li><li>However at around 3:30 a.m. the Delhi police restored to use of <keyword id="658066" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="water-cannon">water cannon</keyword> over the protesters to disperse the mob. </li></ul>The Delhi police on Wednesday used water cannons on the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and <keyword id="6379311" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jamia-Millia-Islamia">Jamia Millia Islamia</keyword> (JMI) who were outside Delhi Chief Minister <keyword id="260213" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword>'s residence asking to meet him to submit a charter of demands over violence in the capital. The students also alleged that they were later detained by the Delhi police and were taken to nearby Civil Lines police station. The students gathered near Chief Minister's residence at about 12:00 a.m. asking to meet him to submit a charter of demands that included the Chief Minister's direct intervention in violence-hit areas and action over the person involved in creating unrest in North-East Delhi. However at around 3:30 a.m. the Delhi police restored to use of water cannon over the protesters to disperse the mob. "Activate all Delhi government services and infrastructure to rescue, provide medical facilities and shelter to citizens," the students demanded in their charter. The students-led by JNUSU Vice-President Saket Moon also urged for action against the culprits involved in the communal violence. "Identify perpetrators of communal violence, including police officials who have participated in it and take action against them," the students said.

Water cannons used on JNU, Jamia students protesting at CM residence

Ten central trade unions on Monday said around 25 crore people will participate in a nationwide strike on January 8 to protest against the government's "anti-people" policies.
 Trade unions INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF, UTUC along with various sectoral independent federations and associations had adopted a declaration in September last to go on a nationwide strike on January 8, 2020.
 "We expect participation of not less than 25 crore of working people in the forthcoming National General Strike on January 8, 2020, to be followed by many more actions seeking reversal of the anti-worker, anti-people, anti-national policies of the Government.
 "The Ministry of Labour has failed to assure on any of the demands of workers which called a meeting on January 2, 2020. The attitude of the government is that of contempt towards labour as we construe from its policies and actions," the 10 central trade unions (CTUs) said in a joint statement.
 About 60 organisations of students and elected office bearers of some universities have also decided to join the strike with an agenda to raise voice against increased fee structure and commercialization of education, it said.
 The trade unions condemned the <keyword id="8526257" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="JNU-violence">JNU violence</keyword> and similar incidents in other university campuses and expressed their solidarity with students and teachers all over India. The unions also expressed displeasure over no Indian Labour Conference being held since July 2015, codification of labour laws and privatisation of PSUs.
 "As many as 12 airports are already sold out to private hands, 100 per cent sale of Air India is already decided, decision to sell BPCL taken, BSNL-MTNL merger announced and 93,600 telecom workers already thrown out of jobs under the garb of VRS (voluntary retirement scheme)," it added.
 The unions are also against privatisation in railways, corporatisation of 49 defence production units and forced merger of banks.
 Joint platform of more than 175 farmers and agricultural workers unions will extend its support to workers' demands and observe January 8 as Gramin Bharart Bandh along with their charter of demands, they added. KKS KKS ANU
ANU

250 million Indians will join the Jan 8 strike against privatisation - claim trade unions

<ul><li>For the last four months, the residents of Delhi have been either stuck in never-ending traffic or walked out of closed metro stations; or looking for ways to keep their children engaged thanks to unexpected school closures. </li><li>All this is happening in the wake of protests, violence, gunfire and a lot more that is stressing out the national capital. </li><li>Here are all the reasons that Delhi is protesting and suffering for, at the same time. </li></ul>For the last four months, the residents of Delhi have been either stuck in never-ending traffic or walked out of closed metro stations; or looking for ways to keep their children engaged thanks to unexpected school closures. All this is happening in the wake of protests, violence, gunfire and a lot more that is stressing out the national capital. The era of protests started much before the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) issue raged on. In early November, students started it as Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) hiked hostel fee. Later, the winter session of the Parliament has left students and citizens alike taking to the streets protesting the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/bullets-glass-and-stones-fly-all-over-north-east-delhi-killing-5-and-injuring-100/articleshow/74294273.cms">Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)</a>. Recently, depositors of scam-hit PMC Bank staged a protest outside RBI in Delhi asking the banking regulator to take action. Moreso, the victims who saw their savings vanish also said that they would take inspiration from ‘Shaheen Bagh’ protests. Looks like Delhi is not falling short of issues to take to streets about. While most of the above-mentioned issues are resulting in strife across the country, no city is as affected as Delhi which has become the hotbed. Adding to that, most protests are taking a violent turn, and random incidents of gun shots fired by miscreants is not helping Delhi-ites who are already skittish thanks to pollution spikes and inconsistent weather. The residents are unable to keep up a routine either as untoward incidents have been keeping adults from work and children from schools. There have been at least three such incidences where the schools were shut in Delhi. Two months ago, the massive protests against CAA at the Jamia Millia Islamia University had led to closure of schools in South Delhi. And it hasn’t gotten any better since that day. Even today (February 25), the schools will remain shut in the North East Delhi as the intelligence agencies suspect riots in the area. This was after seven people — including a constable of Delhi Police — <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/bullets-glass-and-stones-fly-all-over-north-east-delhi-killing-5-and-injuring-100/articleshow/74294273.cms">lost their lives amid the clashes</a>. Here are all the reasons that Delhi is protesting and suffering for, at the same time.

Hostel fee hike to citizenship row — Delhi has been a hotbed of protests for 4 months now

<ul><li>People across social media platforms were unilaterally supporting the student protest against Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). </li><li>However, after the act of defamation of <keyword id="1537011" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Swami-Vivekananda-statue">Swami Vivekananda statue</keyword> the social media outrage has shown the other side to the hostel fee hikes at the university. </li><li>JNU’s revised hostel fees is at least one-fifth of the charges across premier Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) in Delhi and Mumbai, according to an ET report. </li></ul>Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students who are protesting against hostel fee hikes were receiving a lot of support from the social media. However, the narrative took an about-turn after students defaced <keyword id="6364300" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Swami-Vivekananda">Swami Vivekananda</keyword> statue along with the admin block of the university even after the fees were partially rolled back. 
	
	
	<div type="twitter" handle="ARanganathan72" handlename="Anand Ranganathan" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1161151632060456960/eJooYqOY_normal.png" favoritecount="2897" retweetcount="1072" status="Leave aside for a moment renaissance in Literature or Theology; do you know who ushered renaissance in Indian scien… https://t.co/u3JEGx8Ttl" createdat="1573729075000" id="1194932465166536704"></div>







 After that, a lot of social media users are pointing out to many issues around the key reasons for the protest — revision on hostel fees. The university revised the fee after 14 years. This is the longest gap in hostel fee revision among the top central universities in India. In spite of the increase, it is at least one-fifth of the charges across premier Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) in Delhi and Mumbai. “How are the protests against fee-hikes justified?” said a Twitter user. 
	
	
	<div type="twitter" handle="MakrandParanspe" handlename="Makarand R Paranjape" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/963783801540263936/NY1aKBGP_normal.jpg" favoritecount="1456" retweetcount="700" status="https://t.co/6qD9nDrDzH Some of these same agitating students paid school fees of Rs 4-5k p.m. in convents/private… https://t.co/yTH87Qs5mS" createdat="1573581443000" id="1194313254761160705"></div>







 The revised hostel fee for JNU students, after the partial rollback is at ₹3,600 per year and ₹1,800 for students belonging to below-poverty line sections. On the other hand, the annual hostel charges across IIT Delhi and Mumbai campuses range between ₹15,000 and ₹20,000. While some people are supporting the outrage, others are agitated by the overhaul. “Students should give written undertakings that they will not participate in strikes/protests,” said another user. 
	
	
	<div type="twitter" handle="Clearsrini" handlename="B. Srinivas" image="http://abs.twimg.com/sticky/default_profile_images/default_profile_normal.png" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" status="@AFaujiBrat @ShefVaidya To overhaul JNU, faculty who promote such behaviour should be fired. Students should give w… https://t.co/y6yg08SvDn" createdat="1573790802000" id="1195191369796476929"></div>







 The move raised questions on nationalism and human rights violation as well. In a recent move, a few agitating students of the varsity occupied the administration block, defaced almost every wall of the block with graffiti against the JNU administration and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The students allegedly defacing the statue of Swami Vivekananda, which is yet to be inaugurated. 
	
	
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 However, the student protests are expected to intensify in the next few days, as per IANS. "We will intensify the protests and have given a call to the whole university to join in," said JNU Students Union General Secretary Satish Chandra Yadav. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-administration-hikes-the-hostel-mess-and-security-fee-by-close-to-400/articleshow/72021155.cms">JNU administration hikes the hostel, mess and security fee by close to 400%</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-announces-a-partial-rollback-in-hostel-fee-hikes-amid-massive-protests/articleshow/72040900.cms">JNU announces a partial rollback in hostel fee hikes amid massive protests</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-students-intensify-protest-on-fee-hikes-deface-the-varsitys-admin-block/articleshow/72055524.cms">JNU students intensify protest on fee hikes, deface the varsity's admin block</a>

The hostel fee hike in JNU has become another flashpoint in Indian politics — both in the real world and the virtual

<ul><li>Deepika Padukone became one of the select few - and probably the only A-list star - to have reacted to the JNU mob violence. </li><li>She met the JNUSU president and left without speaking a word. </li><li>A few marketing experts believe that she is playing the ‘promotion’ card. </li></ul>Deepika Padukone has often been criticised for her ‘safe’ fashion sense. What she may lack in sartorial experimentation, she might make up for with her actions. She became one of the select few - and probably the only A-list star - to have reacted to the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) mob violence. She met the JNUSU president and left without saying a word. Nonetheless, it spoke volumes on how few entertainment industry leaders have <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/deepika-padukone-on-protests-across-india-proud-we-arent-scared-2160356">shared their views on controversial subjects during sensitive political crises. </a>Even the reigning trio - Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and the usually outspoken Aamir Khan too stayed away from commenting on it. “It is a bold move as when stars step out and speak on political, religious and economic issues, they are targeted,” Harish Bijoor, a marketing consultant and branding expert told Business Insider. For the last few weeks, Padukone has been wearing the mask of an acid attack victim and walking around the streets of Mumbai in a unique promotional campaign. However, her solidarity to JNU has unmasked many top actors who had refused to take a stand on burning issues like the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) — the bone of contention which led to the attack on the university. Ajay Devgn, a leading actor in the Bollywood industry himself, had candidly accepted his inability to speak on the issue. “If we (himself and co-actor Saif Ali Khan) say something, it will offend someone and my film <keyword id="7162500" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="tanhaji">Tanhaji</keyword> will be banned. Who will suffer? The producer, that’s me,” he told the Quint <a href="https://www.thequint.com/videos/ajay-devgn-on-citizenship-amendment-act-nrc-npr-protests">in an interview</a>. From protests to theatres However, Ajay’s problems might be different from that of Deepika. In his movie, he plays the army general of Hindu rulers — the Marathas — so it can be defined as a patriotic movie. But Deepika’s movie Chappak which is to be released on January 10 — based on the real-life story of an acid attack victim — is expected to draw young, urban audiences. And, most college-going students are busy protesting - and a few naysayers would indicate that she is trying her best to bring protesting audiences to theaters. Anti-CAA protests <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/dabangg-3-lost-15-of-its-weekend-business-due-to-caa-protests-but-thats-not-the-only-reason/articleshow/72933171.cms">already ate into the business of another possible top grosser,</a> Dabangg3. Her last release — Padmaavat — gained from <a href="https://www.exchange4media.com/marketing-news/do-controversies-around-movies-impact-revenues-100690.html">the excessive negative</a> publicity it received. It also helps that Deepika plays the role of a girl seeking social justice. However, few marketing experts believe that she is playing the ‘promotion’ card. Some others say that she could be playing safe. “Nobody who has a film coming out is talking because this move can go either way, and lead to boycotting. But then again, Deepika never spoke during the violence at Jamia Milia,” opined a top branding expert who refused to be identified. All publicity need not be good publicity Bijoor said Deepika’s persona does not make him believe that it’s a publicity stunt. “I do not think it’s a marketing gimmick. If it is, then it’s a bad one and won’t work because people will see through it,” he said. There is some backlash from Twitter already. <div type="twitter" handle="TajinderBagga" handlename="Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1210169713617096704/IYLeHKV3_normal.jpg" favoritecount="11060" retweetcount="5845" status="PR agency saying @deepikapadukone was in JNU for FILM Promotion but in actual She was part of Protest where Tukde-T… https://t.co/Lnx1ClxLvq" createdat="1578431758000" id="1214656950173982720"></div>

 However, this is not the first time that Deepika has made bold moves uncharacteristic to Bollywood stars. She openly spoke about her struggles with clinical depression. In addition, she took a very powerful media house when it tweeted a picture of her cleavage in a bad light. <div type="twitter" handle="deepikapadukone" handlename="Deepika Padukone" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1207176068227948544/uhVZMLvd_normal.jpg" favoritecount="5852" retweetcount="6223" status="Supposedly India's 'LEADING' newspaper and this is 'NEWS'!!?? http://t.co/D3wiVVXuyM" createdat="1410683577000" id="511070081946644480"></div>

 The old saying goes — all publicity is good publicity. However, this might not be true anymore in a country simmering with political, religious and ideological differences. Since there are enough supporters on either side of the spectrum, Padukone might gain as many fans as she lost. Whether her movie will gain from it not — only time will tell. SEE ALSO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/dabangg-3-lost-15-of-its-weekend-business-due-to-caa-protests-but-thats-not-the-only-reason/articleshow/72933171.cms">Dabangg 3 lost 15% of its weekend business due to CAA protests — but that’s not the only reason</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/news/kiara-advani-wears-pradas-famous-sneaker-heels-and-it-becomes-the-fashion-blunder-of-the-year/articleshow/72897580.cms">Kiara Advani wears Prada's famous 'sneaker heels' and it becomes the fashion blunder of the year</a>

Deepika Padukone and Ajay Devgn both have movies releasing this week - only one of them is a real hero

The protests and counter protests at the Jawaharlal Nehru University are refusing to die out. What started as an event to mark the death anniversary of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, by alleged students of the University, at the campus has snowballed into a gigantic political controversy, resulting in detentions under sedition charges, assault on journalists amongst other things etc. 
 
Here is the timeline of what happened at the JNU campus: 
 
- Alleged students of the JNU had organised an event to protest against judicial hanging of Afzal Guru in 2013 and also to express solidarity with Kashmiri migrants. 
 
- Posters were put up at the Sabarmati dhaba of JNU campus about the same. Also, a programme-‘A country without a post office — against the judicial killing of Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhatt’-was supposed to take off. 
 
- This didn’t go down well with ABVP members, who protested against the event, demanding expulsion of the organisers. 
 
- A disciplinary enquiry was taken up by the university administration. The administration claimed the organisers went ahead with the event without permission. 
 
- A protest march was also carried out and ABVP members accused JNU students of shouting anti-India slogans. A video also appeared in which students were heard shouting slogans like ‘Kashmir ki azadi se, bharat ki barbadi tak, jangh rahegi jari’. 
 
- Now, ABVP members and JNU students are at loggerheads. In the face-off, JNU students say they did not shout any anti-national slogans. 
 
- A sedition case against unknown students was registered at Vasant Kunj (North) police station and the university also barred eight students from academic activity pending an enquiry. 
 
- JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested on sedition charges and ordered to three-day police custody. 
 
- Students of JNU gave a shutdown call and #JNUShutdown started trending everywhere, demanding Kumar’s release. JNU teachers also joined the students in boycotting classes. 
 
- On February 14, the Patiala House saw violence as a mob, wearing lawyer’s robe, slapped and kicked supporters of Kanhaiya Kumar. Journalists and students bore the brunt of the violence. 
 - Over 400 journalists had taken out a procession after mediapersons were attacked by lawyers at the <keyword id="286287" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Patiala-court">Patiala Court</keyword>. The Supreme Court had slammed unruly behaviour of the lawyers and ordered that both the clients and media persons should be given security in the premises of the courts. 
 
 
 
- On February 17 also, violence was witnessed outside Patiala House Court when two groups of lawyers clashed with each other. Pro-India slogans were raised by lawyers who called themselves 'deshbhakts' and referred to those stopping them as 'deshdrohi'. 
 
- The group of lawyers that attacked journalists said that they cannot be termed 'goons'. Lawyers were heard chanting ‘Vande Mataram’. The Supreme Court was also informed that Kanhaiya Kumar was attacked in the court premises. 
 
- Some reports of stone-pelting at the Patiala House court also surfaced. 
 
- SC restricted the number reporters to five and two supporters of arrested students for the hearing. 
 
- Kanhaiya Kumar has been sent to judicial custody till March 02. Before his hearing, journalists were yet again attacked in the scuffle between two lawyer groups. 
 
- Doctor has been called to provide medical aid to Kanhaiya. 
 
- Kumar has maintained that he did not shout any anti-national slogans and few outsiders were involved in raising anti-India slogans. 
 
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Everything you need to know about the JNU unrest

Student unions of various parties have said that all sections of society should wait for completion of the <keyword id="6356383" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="JNU">JNU</keyword> inquiry before doing the "character assassination" of the university. This, however, doesn’t mean that they support the anti-national slogans that were raised in the university campus. 
 These unions have asked for the release of JNUSU President <keyword id="3048656" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Kanhaiya-Kumar">Kanhaiya Kumar</keyword> and withdrawal of "false charges" against all the university students. 
 These demands have come in a joint press conference released by leaders from All India Students' Association (<keyword id="202881" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aisa">AISA</keyword>) of CPI(ML), All India Students Federation (<keyword id="340585" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="AISF">AISF</keyword>) of CPI, National Students' Union of India (<keyword id="6372948" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="NSUI">NSUI</keyword>) of Congress, Students Federation of India (<keyword id="6373398" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="SFI">SFI</keyword>) of CPI(M) and Student Forum For Swaraj (<keyword id="951603" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="SFS">SFS</keyword>). 
 They also denounced the assault on Left activists, JNU teachers, students and media that was done on February 15 in Patiala court. These attacks were cited as <keyword id="42498" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="RSS">RSS</keyword> and BJP’s attempts to "spread a reign of terror against differing voices". 
 
"We condemn the anti-national slogans that were raised during the event but who did that is a matter of investigation. Let the inquiry takes it course. Do not character assassinate the entire university by branding it as anti-national," SFI general secretary Vikram Singh said. 
 
"If the entire University is anti-national, then its alumini including Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, CBI Director Anil Sinha and BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman are also anti-national," NSUI leader Kumar Raja said. 
 
"Slogans cannot be used as an excuse to crackdown on JNU. We demand the immediate and unconditional release of JNUSU President Kanhaiya and the immediate withdrawal of false charges on all JNU students," they said in a joint statement. 
 
The "ongoing assault on JNU is part of a long process by the Modi government to destroy our best educational institutions," the released added. "We are seeing a pattern wherein the Modi government actively intervenes to shove the RSS-BJP agenda down the throats" of the insitutions," they claimed. 
 
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Student unions asks people to wait for the inquiry results before assassinating JNU’s character

The ongoing activities at JNU campus have gathered eyeballs for all the wrong reasons. For the past 14 years, I have been associated with the university, both as a student and as a faculty member, and apart from the educational achievement what I imbibed from that surrounding is the democratic ethos and the right to dissent without any fear. 
 
What went wrong? 
Dissatisfaction from the administration or the system is acceptable and one can be vocal about that in a peaceful manner but being an anti-national and attacking the soul of the country is highly unacceptable. Traditionally, JNU has been a Left inclined university with ideas and propagandas floating over the cup of tea at Ganga Dhaba. 
 
This is not the first time that the anti-national slogans (of mild intensity, of course) are in the air but this time it has gone too far. 
 
Dissatisfaction with the government or any political party can be understood but dissatisfaction with the country cannot be taken for granted. On one side, you are availing all the facilities like subsidized Indian education among others provided to you and on other side you are abusing it should not be tolerated. 
 
First of all this should not have happened in the campus and the administration should have taken care of that. This time all the sensitivity of the freedom of expression has been killed by the protesters. What still remained unanswered is whether they all were university students (especially few with the veils and face masks) or was there some crucial involvement of separatist groups from other states? Delhi Police has already started searching for the clue and raids are being done in few states. Hyderabad University, JNU and now Jadhavpur University, it seems like it’s a preplanned conspiracy of planting the propaganda of anti-nationalism among the students. 
 
In any case, first and foremost objective of any university should be providing quality higher education and everything else is secondary. At JNU, classes are not being conducted with full potential and this is hampering the growth of those students whose future lies in the quality education and not in the association with any political ideology. 
 
(Avinash Kumar is a guest lecturer, SLL &amp;CS, Jawaharlal Nehru University) 
 
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JNU uproar: Right to dissent or playing the propaganda

The din in Indian <keyword id="6354777" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Media">media</keyword> has escalated tonight. Social media is abuzz; most television channels are debating a law enacted by the British – under Thomas Macaulay in 1870s—that allows for imprisonment for “words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the <keyword id="26362" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Government">government</keyword>". In recent years that law has been used by the police to apprehend people for <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Facebook-like-case-No-evidence-of-sedition-govt-tells-HC/articleshow/18254753.cms">liking “a Facebook post</a>, <a href="http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/sedition-charge-against-digvijay-over-remark-against-ramdev/799912/">criticising a yoga guru</a>, <a href="http://www.ndtv.com/meerut-news/sedition-charges-for-students-who-cheered-pakistan-unacceptably-harsh-omar-abdullah-553012">cheering a rival cricket team</a>, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19540565">drawing cartoons</a>, <a href="http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kashmir-university-lecturer-released/1/125303.html">asking a provocative question</a> in a university exam, or <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/kerala-court-denies-bail-to-youth-who-didnt-stand-up-during-national-anthem/">not standing up in a cinema when the national anthem is being played</a>,” as <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37182206">reported</a> by the BBC in 2016. The latest use of the colonial law was the Delhi police that booked <keyword id="3048656" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kanhaiya-Kumar">Kanhaiya Kumar</keyword>, a former president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (<keyword id="6356383" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="JNU">JNU</keyword>) students’ union, and some of his associates from the same institution, for raising “anti India” slogans during a gathering. The incident in question occurred three years ago when a bunch of students from JNU were staging a protest against the death penalty handed to <keyword id="43716" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Afzal-Guru">Afzal Guru</keyword>, a militant held to be a terrorist by the country’s top court after it held him guilty for a gun attack outside the Indian Parliament in 2001. The students in the spotlight today were arrested in 2015, soon after the incident, but the court let them out on bail while the investigation carried on. News reports alleged that charges against Kumar and others were based on a doctored video, a charge that the Delhi police has ruled out with its move today. The incident shot Kumar—who is aligned with a left-wing outfit-- to fame and gave him political stage to voice his views to a larger audience. He is a staunch critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his government and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The country’s polarized media has positioned itself with or against Kumar based on their ideological positions and the topic is hogging prime-time debates. The politics aside, the provision to arrest a person for <keyword id="6364658" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="sedition">sedition</keyword> is a law that has criticized at the highest levels in <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> for over five decades now. When the British used the law as a tool to suppress rebellion in India, Mahatma Gandhi, who was charged with sedition, famously said the law was "designed to suppress the liberty of the citizen". In 1951, the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru described the law as "highly objectionable and obnoxious". In 1962, the Supreme Court imposed limits on the use of the law, making incitement to violence a necessary condition. The law itself put to a review as late as last year but the enforcement agencies have been keen time and again to use an archaic law to put down any kind of dissent. It’s 2019 and no political party in the country has made any real difference by doing away with a law that has repeatedly been used to stifle political opposition, despicably at times.

What is sedition in India and why is it a hot topic of debate?

<keyword id="1156313" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="The-Film-and-Television-Institute-of-India">The Film and Television Institute of India</keyword> (<keyword id="55490" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="FTII">FTII</keyword>) controversy took an ugly turn today. Its students and alumni, who arrived in Delhi to meet officials of the Information and Broadcasting (I&amp;B) Ministry, were taken into custody for protesting outside it. After more than 20 days of agitation against the appointment of <keyword id="54" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="TV-actor">TV actor</keyword> <keyword id="258297" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Gajendra-Chauhan">Gajendra Chauhan</keyword> as the new chairman of the institute, the students came here. The <keyword id="6359715" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="protest">protest</keyword> was supported by students of <keyword id="6360099" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Delhi-University">Delhi University</keyword>, <keyword id="58265" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Jawaharlal-Nehru-University">Jawaharlal Nehru University</keyword> (JNU) and Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI). 

	The FTII students have been boycotting classes, abandoning academic work in protest against Chauhan, who according to them does not have “vision and knowledge” to lead the premiere institution of film-making. 
 

	Nakul Singh Sahani, an independent film-maker and FTII alumnus, said: “The students were holding a peaceful protest outside the ministry at Shastri Bhawan when they were dragged by police and arrested. We came here to arrive at a conclusion and want a fresh selection of a chairman and some governing council members of the institute. We also want a transparent system where we could know how these appointments were done.”
 <keyword id="2933028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Cinematographer-Saurabh-Vishwakarma">Cinematographer Saurabh Vishwakarma</keyword>, who passed out from FTII in 2004, said: “It is a prestigious institution and the post of the chairman is not one that can be offered to anyone. If a person has achieved eminence in his field and his work has been recognized, then it adds to his credentials. Such person can be appointed as is its head.” 

	Sahani passed out from the Pune-based institute in 2006. He said: “Chauhan has zero credential to be the chairman. The TV actor was appointed as he is associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and not because of his depth of knowledge.”
 

	Moreover, there are some members in the FTII governing council who have been selected due to their closeness to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), he said, asking “do they have any idea about film-making, script writing or can they teach students or plan their syllabus and conduct workshops”.
 “Chauhan doesn’t have the required experience to run the top most institute of film-making, which enjoys certain credibility in India and abroad. How will he lead the institution,” asked Aditi Sharma, film-maker and owner of <keyword id="2933027" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Apple-Box-Films">Apple Box Films</keyword>. 

	She said: "There were eminent people in the field of cinema before Chauhan who occupied this prestigious post. The legacy has to be maintained and respected.”
 The post has been previously held by National award-winning film-maker <keyword id="29916" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Shyam-Benegal">Shyam Benegal</keyword>, veteran actor Vinod Khanna, Kannada writer U R Ananthamurthy, film director <keyword id="222175" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Saeed-Akhtar-Mirza">Saeed Akhtar Mirza</keyword>, among others. 

	This type of political interference is not new to institutions of higher learning in India, Sharma said, adding IITs and IIMs are also its victims. 
 

	Thousands of students sit for the test and compete to get an entry in FTII, said Himanshu Prajapati, second year student of film direction. “People like Chauhan will destroy the credibility of the institute,” he said. 
	 
	(Image: Saurabh Vishwakarma official FB page)

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