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DU staff, including elected members of the Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA), condemn the university administration for the lack of action taken against DUSU Joint Secretary Deepika Jha for the alleged attack on a professor on duty. Several teachers’ organisations demand the furnishing of the FIR and expulsion of Miss Jha.

Despite two weeks passing since Mr Sujit Kumar, a professor at Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi, was allegedly slapped and physically assaulted by Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) Joint Secretary Deepika Jha on 16th October 2025, the university has yet to take any sort of disciplinary action against Miss Jha. The most that has been done is collective condemnation against these actions by several staff associations that describe the event as a “grave breach of academic decorum and moral authority,” as quoted by the Indian Express.

The incident allegedly took place inside the Principal’s office, in the presence of multiple police personnel. Miss Jha, who is affiliated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), stated that the action was impulsive and in retaliation for the professor’s behaviour. She alleged that the professor spoke to her demeaningly and kept staring at her, which made her uncomfortable. She accused the professor of being intoxicated and directing indecent remarks towards her. The professor, however, denied these allegations.

Several groups, including the CTF, DTF, DTI, INTEC (I), RSM, and SSM, termed the incident “an attack on the dignity of teachers and the academic environment of the university” and criticised the lack of disciplinary action taken against the student representatives. Since the incident, several teachers’ organisations of the University of Delhi have written to the Delhi University Teachers’ Association, demanding a General Body Meeting to be convened for the discussion of the issue.

The Association has raised several demands, one of them being the filing of an FIR and furnishing a copy of the same to Professor Kumar. The college’s emergent General Body Meeting, held on October 22nd, described the incident as “a direct assault on the dignity, safety, and honour of the entire teaching community.” One of the unanimously passed resolutions included a ban on DUSU activists from the college premises. According to a press release by the Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College Staff Association (BRACSA), a dharna was held on October 27th. It was joined by DUTA members, members of the academic council, and teachers from various colleges. A statement signed by Prof. Md Riyazuddin Khan, Secretary of BRACSA, advocated for the expulsion of Miss Jha and demanded justice for the affected person.

Rudrashish Chakraborty, Associate Professor of English at Kirori Mal College and former member of the DUTA Executive and Academic Council, was quoted: “Neither the college administration has lodged an FIR, nor the university administration has taken any palpable action against the culprits till now. Instead, the perpetrators of the crime have been allowed to malign the victim on social media and other platforms to distract attention from the main issue of physically assaulting a teacher on duty.” He also stated that it is obvious that the university administration is shielding culprits, “as per instructions from above.”

He added that the silence and complicity from the administration have made the university an “unsafe space for the teaching-learning process.” Several elected members of DUTA and multiple college organisations have accused the university administration of failing to protect faculty members from intimidation. Prof.Yogesh Singh, Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi, stated, “We have formed an inquiry committee and are working on it. A decision will be taken shortly.”

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SFI Delhi condemns AUD’s expulsion of Comrade Nadia and the suspension of activists, calling it undemocratic repression; it demands reinstatement, a fair inquiry, and the protection of students’ rights and campus democracy.

The Delhi State Committee of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) has strongly condemned the expulsion of one of its members, Comrade Nadia, from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) along with the suspension of five other student activists. The federation termed the action as an “undemocratic student repression” and vowed to fight against what it described as the stifling of dissent and student rights on campus.

The AUD administration expelled Comrade Nadia, while five other students—including SFI Delhi State Committee member Shefali, along with Shubhjeet, Ajay, Sharanya, and Keerthana—have been placed under prolonged suspension. The committee alleged that these punitive measures were being used to silence demands for a more student-friendly campus.

The statement read:

It seems that the AUD administration considers demanding a student-friendly campus and accessible education to be ‘crimes worthy of the highest punishment.’ What we are seeing in the case of Comrade Nadia’s expulsion, particularly, is just this.

The SFI argued that such incidents were part of a larger trend of repression in Delhi-based universities. “This pattern of student repression mirrors what the past few years have shown us in other Delhi-based campuses like JNU, JMI and DU,” the release noted, adding that governments led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had not hesitated to express “vindictiveness against students.”

Highlighting that protest has historically been integral to the democratic spirit of Indian universities, the student organisation warned that attempts to quash dissent would only invite greater resistance. It further informed that SFI Delhi had already approached the courts of law to challenge what it called the “arbitrary expulsion and suspension” of its activists.

The condemnation came on India’s 79th Independence Day, a date that the SFI said must remind the nation of its founding ideals. A day that calls for the reiteration of our country’s basic ideals; of “democracy, of justice, of liberty,” the committee stated, linking the students’ struggle to broader constitutional values.

The SFI has demanded that the AUD administration revoke Comrade Nadia’s expulsion and initiate a fair and transparent inquiry into the cases. It alleged that due process had not been followed and urged the administration to “see the light of reason and logic.”

AUD has been and shall remain a campus that fosters debate and discussion. If the Administration refuses to ensure this, we shall reclaim what is rightfully ours.

As of now, AUD authorities have not issued an official response to the allegations or clarified the reasons behind the disciplinary action.

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