JNU issues rules for conduct on campus: Check amount of fines for dharnas, raising anti-national slogans

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has issued new rules for conduct on campus and outlined fines for dharnas and raising anti-national slogans. According to the newest rules, college students on the college can face a high-quality of Rs 20,000 for partaking in violence, holding dharnas, and starvation strikes on the campus and a high-quality of as much as Rs 10,000 for raising anti-national slogans and inciting intolerance in direction of faith, caste or neighborhood. 

Following the approval by the best decision-making physique of the college on November 24, the JNU Students’ Discipline and Conduct Rule has been issued. A Chief Proctor Office guide listed the “rules of discipline and proper conduct of students of Jawaharlal Nehru University”.

JNU Students’ Discipline and Conduct Rule 

“It was strongly felt to review the existing disciplinary rules and regulations of the office of the Chief Proctor. There are no substantially approved rules and regulations on proper conduct and discipline of students by the statutory body (i.e Executive Council) of JNU in vogue,” information company ANI reported citing the doc. 

According to the doc, a repeat offender scholar could be dismissed in the event that they obtained 5 or extra punishments throughout your entire period of the course. As many as 28 classes of “misconduct” have been specified with related penalties, resembling blocking, playing, utilizing hostel rooms with out permission, utilizing foul or abusive language, and forging paperwork.

A high-quality of as much as Rs 20,000 shall be imposed for starvation strikes, dharnas, group bargaining, and every other kind of protest that includes obstructing the doorway or exit of any tutorial or administrative facility or interfering with the motion of any member of the college neighborhood. 

Fine as much as Rs 6,000

Students may be fined as much as Rs 6,000 for holding occasions with out prior permission, and/or they might have to hold out JNU Community Service, as per the doc. For printing, circulating or pasting posters/pamphlets (textual content or image) carrying derogatory spiritual, communal, casteist or anti-national remarks and any exercise that incites intolerance in direction of faith, caste or neighborhood and/or anti-national in nature which disturbs the peaceable environment on the campus, a scholar may be fined upto Rs 10,000, the doc added. 

Students denounce new guide

The JNU Students Union has condemned the brand new guide saying it’s aimed toward stifling the colourful campus tradition that has outlined the college for a long time. “Such excessive regulations are intended to discourage open discussions, dissent, and intellectual exploration, which are fundamental to the spirit of our university. According to the new manual, protests before any academic building can lead to rustication, eviction from the hostel and a fine of Rs 20,000. Moreover, a student who commits any act that the JNU Admin considers to be of moral turpitude can be fined up to Rs 10,000,” the assertion learn.

(With inputs from ANI)

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