Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union - JNUSU

25/01/2022

Appeal the student community to join for the Republic Day Flag Hoisting ✊

14/08/2021

On the 75th Independence Day join JNUSU's call of flag hoisting infront of JNUSU office.

Let's assert the spirit of freedom, democracy, and social dignity.🇮🇳🇮🇳

01/08/2021

Zero tolerance for sexual harassment

In the light of the recent narratives of sexual harassment and violence by JNU students, the JNUSU extends its unwavering solidarity to the survivors and strongly condemns the actions of the accused, while demanding for justice to the survivors.

In a recently released statement by the students of Centre for Russian Studies, Keshav Kumar, a student of the Centre has been accused of serious charges of sexual assaults by atleast two female students of JNU. He has accepted to being involved in intimate partner violence, attempted r**e, and blackmailing survivors using photographs that were taken without consent. The JNUSU strongly condemns these acts of sexual abuse and joins the students of the Center of Russian Studies in demanding the faculty to remove the accused from any position in which he represents the centre. We extend our complete solidarity and support to the survivors in their struggle for justice.

It has also come to our notice that Raghavendra Mishra, who is currently under trial for attempted r**e and declared out of bounds of the JNU Campus has been spotted visiting the campus on multiple occasions. The Chief Proctor in an order dated 14 Februry 2020 had academically suspended him, expelled from the hostel, and declared out of bounds from the campus. Violation of this order has been detected as the accused has been visiting the campus. Considering the serious allegations, that have been raised against Mishra, it is highly imperative that the accused is not exempted from provisions of the order and the safety of the survivors is ensured. Therefore JNUSU demands that Raghavendra Mishra be restricted from entry to campus premises and that the Chief Proctor and Delhi Police take note of this incident in view of the conditions of Mishra's bail order.

The two disturbing events point to a larger failure of the Internal Complaints Committee’s (ICC) redressal mechanism for it has failed in giving solidarity and confidence to survivors. In multiple instances, the ICC has been guilty of divulging confidential information which immensely hinders survivors to step forward and lodge a complaint. Since the establishment of ICC by dismantling GSCASH, the students have witnessed the deterioration of campus safety for all historically oppressed genders. The non-cognizance of these and other sexual harassment cases on the campus by the ICC is continuance of its history of providing impunity to sexual predators. Hence, the larger fight by JNUSU to reinstate GSCASH and ensure a gender-safe campus lives on.

JNUSU strongly condemns the crimes of sexual harassment and reiterates its commitment to zero tolerance of sexual abuse. We express our unconditional solidarity to the survivors and restate the urgency to reinstate GSCASH on the campus so as to ensure a safe and gender just campus.

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10/07/2021

Zero tolerance for sexual harassment and bullying of female students in JNU!

Extremely disturbing cases of sexual harassment and bullying of female students are being reported in the campus with students being abused and bullied even inside the Dr. B. R Ambedkar Central Library. Due to the Chief Librarian's inaction to reopen JNU library following Covid-19 protocols, almost every day there are arising between students due to space crunch.

On 7th of July an argument took place between two female students which was later sorted. But one of the students called up Akshay Ranjumesh, an ex-JNU student who entered the reading hall and started shouting, abusing, defaming the female student. He was extremely aggressive and openly threatened to harm her if he finds her outside the campus. The female student was shocked and in fear called the police. She also contacted JNUSU Joint Secretary, Danish who accompanied her to the police station. The accused, Akshay Ranjumesh, was accompanied by ABVP members. Akshay then confessed to his crimes and gave a written apology letter that is being attached here. Akshay had assured in front of the police that he and his friends will not misbehave in future or do anything that harms or defames the female student. But on July 8th, a message was circulated in WhatsApp groups of JNU in an attempt to bully and slander the female student. The student is in absolute fear and she is terrified of going outside her hostel as well.

The same group of students also misbehaved with the JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh when she tried to meet the Chief Librarian. It should be reiterated that the Administration has only been clamping down on the movement of students completely failing to ensure the safety of students on campus. The JNUSU and progressive organizations of campus have been relentlessly working towards establishing a gender-sensitive campus, however such incidents further reaffirm the need to strengthen our struggles for the same.

JNUSU reiterate that any kind of bullying or harassment will not be tolerated.

Gender Justice Long Live!

Social Justice Long Live!

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05/07/2021

Justice for Father Stan Swamy!

We, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union have started this petition to The Chief Justice Of India demanding the following:

1. Immediately institute a judicial review on the application of laws like Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), National Security Act (NSA), and Section 124(A) of the IPC (Sedition).

2. Review all existing cases under these laws where bail is being denied, without any compelling evidence. And thereby extend interim bail to under trials who are being incarcerated. Or provide directions for the completion of speedy trial without any delay.

3. Institute a judicial enquiry into the reasons for the deterioration of Fr. Stan Swamy's health while in prison. And to review his bail application and ascertain and review why interim bail was denied to him despite his ill health and full cooperation with the investigation.

Please sign and share as widely as possible http://chng.it/SxFTH977VS

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Justice for Father Stan Swamy!

02/07/2021

Deepest condolences !

17/06/2021

सत्य की हमेशा जीत होती है। भाजपा और मोदी सरकार की विभाजनकारी नीति CAA-NRC की लड़ाई में अहम भूमिका निभाने वाले साथी Natasha Narwal, Dewangan Kalita और Asif Iqbal Tanha आज जेल से बाहर आ गए। इनका क्रांतिकारी स्वागत करने के तथा कैंपस के अन्य साथी जेल के बाहर मौजूद थे।

10/06/2021

500 days of injustice
Stop curbing voices of dissent

04/06/2021

Join Mass Campaign to UGC, against UGC's blended mode of education.

JNUSU opposes UGC’s ‘Blended mode of teaching and learning’ that introduces 40% Teaching Via Online Mode.

The University Grants Commission on 20.05.2020 has put forth a blended mode of teaching and learning, referred to as the ‘online driver model’, that states that Higher Education Institutions should be allowed to teach 40% of the syllabus of each course except SWAYAM through online mode and the remaining 60% in offline mode. This draft is reflective of the National Education Policy 2020 that had given legitimacy to modes of learning including face-to-face, online learning, and distance mode. It is important to note that the National Educational Policy has been vehemently opposed by students due to its commercial, communal, and centralizing tendencies which undermine the basic tenets of independent research and the right to dissent in campus spaces. This character of NEP on curbing dissent has been repeated for this draft as well because the period for suggestions of stakeholders that have been asked to be sent, has been strategically reduced to mere 20 days from the date of its release, that is till June 6.

Claimed to be a student-centric and flexible mode that moulds the citizen to be a 'virtual-citizen', this mode would ultimately widen the existing structural differences, reduce the objective of educational institutions to profit-making, and implements a bureaucratic surveillance network that would help the government curb opposing voices of Higher Educational Institutions. Without any evidence to vouch for the effectiveness of online classes, continuing in this mode affects the quality of academia as it cannot substitute the learning that takes place in classrooms. Moreover, any advantage that might arise from the blended mode comes at a greater cost of exclusion of students from marginalized communities from getting higher education. No matter how planned and prepared the draft may be, it renders the socio-economically marginalized students unaddressed and further disadvantaged. Past year’s experience with Covid-19 and the consequent lockdowns followed to curtail it, has revealed the structural inadequacy and unpreparedness for online education in our country, given the extent of the digital divide and digital learning.

Though UGC has claimed that the necessary resources such as high-speed internet, hardware, and other infrastructure shall be made readily available for the ease of students, how to implement the same in a nation plagued with the digital divide is not mentioned. The claim that these issues can be solved readily with a budgetary allocation of 3-3.5% is nothing but an assumption of the government that is devoid of any considerations to social and material reality.

JNUSU therefore strongly opposes the UGC panel's proposal on the blended mode of teaching and learning and see this as an attempt to make higher education exclusive for the socio-economically advantaged as well as to deteriorate the quality of the higher education sector.



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26/05/2021

JNUSU representatives in solidarity with the Samyukta Kisan Morcha's call for National Protest Day!

26/05/2021

JNUSU representatives participating in today's call given in soldiarity with the Samyukta Kisan Morcha.

भाजपा-मोदी सरकार किसान विरोधी "कृषि क़ानून" को वापस लो।

23/05/2021

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