AMU sets up probe panel, suspends student over religious slogans raised on RDay

A video had gone viral on Thursday wherein the student was found raising slogans. The varsity administration has been asked to take required action, says SP (City)

Published on: Jan 27, 2023, 20:51:57 IST

By Hemendra Chaturvedi

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AGRA A BA first year student at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), who was allegedly involved in raising religious slogans in National Cadet Corps (NCC) uniform on the campus after the Republic Day function, was suspended, an official said on Friday.

A three-member inquiry committee was asked to submit a report on the incident within five days. (Pic for rrepresentation)

This comes a day after a video showing a group of students clad in the NCC uniform were purportedly chanting ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ (God is great) after unfurling the Tricolour outside Strachey Hall.

A three-member inquiry committee was formed and asked to submit a report on the incident within five days. The student belongs to Malda in West Bengal, said AMU proctor Mohd Wasim Ali.

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“It has been brought to the notice of AMU authorities that after the Republic Day programme on Thursday, certain slogans unbecoming of the occasion were allegedly raised. On the basis of prima facie examination, one student has been placed under suspension with immediate effect under AMU Students’ Conduct & Discipline Rules, 1985,” stated Ali.

“The student’s phone is switched off. He was provided space in the Aftab Hall, but a room was yet to be allotted to him. We are yet to talk to him to know the reason of his act,” he added.

“AMU has a history of 100 years and has been celebrating all national festivals with grace and commitment. But such incident had never happened,” he stated.

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A BJP leader in Aligarh, Nishit Sharma, tagged SSP (Aligarh) Kalanidhi Naithani and Aligarh police to the viral video, wherein the student purportedly raised slogans while standing amidst other students in NCC uniform.

“A video had gone viral on Thursday wherein the student from AMU was found raising slogans. The varsity administration has been asked to take required action,” stated Kuldeep Singh Gunawat, SP (City) for Aligarh.

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Hemendra Chaturvedi
Hemendra Chaturvedi is a senior journalist based at Agra. He covers eight districts of Agra and Aligarh division namely Agra, Mathura, Mainpuri, Firozabad, Aligarh, Etah, Kasganj and Hathras. He had been with HT since 1992 and has completed three decades of association with HT and has worked for Hindustan Times only all through his career of about 35 years. Having Masters in Chemistry, Hemendra is also a law graduate with diploma in Personnel Management and has utilised broad based academic qualifications in his indepth, accurate and high impact stories from this part of western Uttar Pradesh while being based in the city of Taj Mahal. In such long span of career with Hindustan Times, Hemendra Chaturvedi has led his team of reporters which was instrumental in bringing out supplements including Region Scan, Agra Live, HT City time to time and proven his leadership qualities and has made presence of HT felt in the region covered by him. In the process of time, Hemendra has attained expertise in a variety of beats, being sole reporter for HT and has covered Aligarh Muslim University, Taj Mahal centric tourism, religiously sensitive city of Mathura and had been witness to Agra Summit having attendance of top leaders of India and Pakistan.Read More