On November 24 2018, the administration of IIT BHU sent a notice to Ipshita and Vandana Kumari, informing them of a Standing Student Disciplinary Committee to be held on November 29. The notice has been send to them for participating in the protest conducted at MMV gate on 23rd Septemeber 2018.
It was the first anniversary of the a incident that shook BHU campus last year. The in the charges, the administration of IIT BHU has held both the students responsible for “being a part of the programs organized by student leaders” and “displaying behaviour that could be disruptive to the university’s peaceful activity.”
After the release of the notice, the SFC has condemned this act by the administration of IIT BHU. In a press release, SFC has demanded the authorities to repeal the said notice.
The SFC has also said that they found IIT BHU’s administration stand on the current issue as well as their last notice on a ban on protests as deeply unconstitutional.
Along with this, the SFC has alleged that the administration practised selective treatment, by not holding the other students, who reportedly instigated the violence, to similar standards, despite having an FIR lodged against them.
The members of the SFC claimed that this is not the first time the University has resorted to this kind of preferential treatment. The organization maintained that the students who questioned any existing system were always targeted, whereas those who repeatedly created havoc were never questioned by the administration.