The protestors said the university should not have agreed to host a private event involving a controversial politician like Mr. Modi. “It was only a few months ago that they cancelled Islamic scholar Amina Wadud’s lecture citing security reasons. How can they invite a man who has been accused of polarising communities to an academic institution as a guest?” said Ram Kumar, a protesting student. Also, the security arrangements, students said, had become heavy since Tuesday, causing much inconvenience to them. All those who did not possess university identity cards were detained at the gate for security reasons on Wednesday and Thursday, they said. “Research scholars and first-year students are yet to get their ID cards. Many professors don’t carry their IDs all the time. All of them were detained,” said one of the protesters.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 08:38:44 +0000
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