“We are sitting here for the rights of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University because this is about the future of thousands of students like me. It should not be ruined. We want the demolition order to be withdrawn. That is our primary demand,” one student protester said.

The decision was taken after district magistrate Ajay Kumar Dwivedi rejected the university management’s explanation during a personal hearing. The Rampur Development Authority…

Rampur Development Authority ordered the removal of 38 unauthorized university buildings. The trust running the university failed to provide necessary construction approvals. …