The JNU administration on Tuesday said “disciplinary proceedings” are in the pipeline against teachers who participated in a hunger strike in November and defied High Court orders.
The JNU Teachers’ Association (JNUTA), however, said their protests are within the constitutional and legal framework.
JNUTA office bearers appear to have learnt nothing from their last experience when they called for a 24-hour-long protest in front of the Administration Block, despite repeated cautionary notes sent to them to remind that there is a designated place for holding any such protests, the varsity said.
“Disciplinary proceeding, in fact, is in the pipeline against a few teacher protesters who defied the Delhi High Court order as well as the university rules. As per the decision of the HC, protest of any kind is prohibited within 100 metres of the Administration Building,” it said. The varsity said the JNU rule also prohibits all kinds of protests in an area within 100 metres of the academic complexes, including the Dr BR Ambedkar Library.
Concern expressed
It expressed concern about the JNUTA “inciting the students to indulge in illegal activities of the kind” they have indulged in.