In yet another disciplinary action against a student, the Jamia Millia Islamia administration has recently issued a “campus ban” on PhD scholar Saurabh Tripathi, stating that he was allegedly “disturbing the peace and tranquillity of the university campus” by taking part in protests.
The office order dated November 20 states that the Discipline Committee (DC), in its meeting held on October 8 and a subsequent meeting held on October 16, inquired into three “discipline cases” against the PhD scholar.
However, Jamia, in its order, stated that the DC took a “lenient view” by imposing a campus ban instead of rusticating him. It said that while the DC declared him guilty, valuable resources of the nation and significant efforts by the university are invested in him, and hence, he is being banned from entering college, instead of being expelled. It added that necessary meetings, such as supervisor-scholar meetings, will be arranged by the faculty concerned or the Proctor’s office.
Reacting to the campus ban, Mr. Tripathi, on Thursday, said, “It is all because I participated in three protests; one against a fee hike in Aligarh Muslim University, one regarding the issuance of admit cards, and a march to commemorate the Batla House encounter. It is not clear how I am to complete my PhD because I will not have access to the library.”
