NEW DELHI: The bloody picture of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union president Aishe Ghosh became the face of the violence in the university on January 5 that left many students injured in an alleged attack by outsiders who entered the campus. A month since the incident, there still remains concern about the safety on campus. While many believe that the struggle against the fee hike is all but over, some are still afraid of more violence as Delhi Police has not been able to crack the case yet.
Ghosh said that students are afraid of more violence. “Those who were accused and identified as attackers are neither being questioned or punished. There is a general feeling that neither the security situation will not improve now will the police take action,” she said.
The JNUSU president added that students feel a lack of effort on part of the administration to improve campus security. Ghosh alleged that the cops haven’t approached her for days regarding her own case.
Saket Moon, JNUSU vice-president, said that the sense of normalcy in the campus seems facile. “There is distrust among students regarding police, the JNU security and the administration,” he said.
While the JNU administration has stated in the Parliament that 277 private security personnel are deployed 24X7 in the campus, pro-VC Chintamani Mahapatra said that the committee is still investigating the incident and will present their report soon.
Pramod Kumar, JNU registrar clarified that guards were put in place after a security audit by the administration. On the students’ charges security situation is still not improved, Kumar claimed that “security will improve if students improve their behavior”.
Ghosh said that students are afraid of more violence. “Those who were accused and identified as attackers are neither being questioned or punished. There is a general feeling that neither the security situation will not improve now will the police take action,” she said.
The JNUSU president added that students feel a lack of effort on part of the administration to improve campus security. Ghosh alleged that the cops haven’t approached her for days regarding her own case.
Saket Moon, JNUSU vice-president, said that the sense of normalcy in the campus seems facile. “There is distrust among students regarding police, the JNU security and the administration,” he said.
While the JNU administration has stated in the Parliament that 277 private security personnel are deployed 24X7 in the campus, pro-VC Chintamani Mahapatra said that the committee is still investigating the incident and will present their report soon.
Pramod Kumar, JNU registrar clarified that guards were put in place after a security audit by the administration. On the students’ charges security situation is still not improved, Kumar claimed that “security will improve if students improve their behavior”.
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