JNU Students' Body demands stranded students to be allowed to return in campus

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) has said that the JNU administration is doing wrong by not allowing the stranded students in the Delhi-NCR region to return to campus.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) has expressed their concern over the JNU administration not allowing students who are stranded in the Delhi-NCR region to return to the campus.

The students’ union claims that ignoring its written requests to “provide a mechanism for the entry of students from JNU stranded in Delhi NCR, the administration has issued a circular urging the students to stay where they are”.

On May 18, the JNU had released a circular stating that in compliance with government orders, the university will remain closed till May 31, and the students are required to stay back where they are and should not return to the campus until further notice.

JNUSU alleges that this kind of “uncaring” and “dismissive” attitude is “unacceptable”. The students’ union contends that “the administration must show a sense of responsibility to the students of the university”.

The students’ body also claimed that the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Mehrauli has already agreed to facilitate the medical screening of students who wish to return to the campus, however, the administration is not permitting the students. In contrast to this, the students’ union alleges that the JNU administration has been allowing the entry of outsiders, who are related to wardens and other administrative officials.

JNUSU feels that this “dual policy of exclusion” shows that the administration is harassing students and only citing extreme coronavirus precautions as a pretext to disallow students' entry.

The students' body has also asked the students who are stranded in the Delhi-NCR region to email their issues to the registrar and the dean of students, and also share these communications on social media platforms.

JNUSU has asked the students to send video and audio messages to students' bodies and upload them on social media to highlight their issues.

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