The response from the student community was overwhelming. A total of 2409 students cast their votes in the referendum. 2181 students (90.54%) voted against the continuation of the Vice Chancellor in JNU. 207 students (8.59%) voted in favour of her continuation. 21 votes (0.87%) were decla
14 students of JNU, including three JNUSU office bearers, were arrested as clashes occurred between the police and the students during the protest. The Patiala House Court has granted bail to all of the students, directing each of them to furnish a bail bond of Rs 25,000.
n the JNU student protest case, the Patiala House Court on Friday granted bail to all the accused students. The court directed that each of the accused furnish a bail bond of Rs. 25,000.
The developments come after student protestors of JNU, led by JNUSU, were detained by Delhi Police after they took out a protest against Vice-Chancellor Santishree D Pandit. After the police locked the university doors and prevented protestors from crossing the barricades, they met with a
"We call upon all the students of JNU to intensify the struggle to ensure a complete lockdown from tonight. We appeal to all students to reach the Main Gate. We will March from JNU Main Gate to Vasant Kunj Police Station," JNUSU announced.
The student protestors, led by JNUSU (Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union), were demanding the VC's resignation over her allegedly hateful remarks regarding Dalits and Blacks, made on a podcast published on February 16, and seeking to voice their grievances to the Education Minist
Former President of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) Dhananjay has filed a complaint with the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) against JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree D. Pandit over allegedly hateful remarks made on a public platform.
The Union alleged that the attackers were against the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines, adding that the "goons" were "given full freedom" to attack the students by the Vice Chancellor of the University, Santishree D Pandit.
The alleged clash that erupted at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday between the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and Left-affiliated student groups resulted in several students being injured and has led to conflicting accounts from both sides.
In an X post, Singh said, "JNU is the top University in Humanities in India. It is internationally acclaimed. To protest on issues for benefits of students faculty and quality of education is the Right of the Students' Union elected by the majority of students."
Her clarification comes amid protests by student organisations, including the JNU Students' Union (JNUSU), which have demanded her resignation over the remarks made in a podcast published on February 16.
"We are students of JNU, and are shocked at the blatantly casteist statements made by VC Shantishree Dhulipudi Pandit on a podcast published on 16th February 2026. The VC first proudly proclaimed her RSS lineage - 'I am proud of my affiliations with Rashtriya Sevika Samiti,' 'RSS gave me