Amid the protest against hostel fee hike and registration boycott by Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU), JNU Vice Chancellor (V-C) Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar on Monday said that around 82 per cent of the students have completed the registration process for the winter session. Also, the National Cadet Corps (NCC) of the university will participate in the Republic Day parade for the first time in its history.
"Out of 8,500 students at JNU, 82 per cent of students have cleared their hostel dues for winter semester registration as on Monday. The remaining students are also expected to complete their registration process since the registration is still open with a late fee," said Kumar on by posting a tweet on his Twitter handle.
He further said the university is putting every effort to help the willing students in registering for the winter semester. The campus is peaceful and active in pursuing academic activities.
"The university is gearing up to celebrate Republic Day. This year, for the first time, the NCC cadets of the University will be participating in a parade at the venue during the Republic Day celebrations," he added further.
The students' union has given a call to boycott registration over the issue of hostel fee hike. The registration for the winter semester had ended on January 17. Following which a ruckus also took place in the University where a group of masked mob entered the campus and hostels and brutally attacked the students and teachers.
About 30 students including JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh and senior professors such as Sucharita Sen were head injured brutally by a group of masked men on 5th January. About 18 students and teachers were admitted to Al India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS). The violent incident prompted the university across the nation to protest in solidarity with the JNU students.
However, during the probe, the Akshat Rawat and Komal Sharma, member of ABVP were allegedly involved in the incident. The police had identified Sharma, a student of Daulat Ram College, as the masked woman who was seen in the videos of violence shared on social media. She was wearing a check shirt, a light blue scarf and was carrying a stick.
Besides, JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, Sucheta Talukdar, Priya Ranjan, Dolan Samanta, Vhaskar Vijay Mech, Chunchun Kumar (a JNU alumni) and Pankaj Mishra have been named as suspects in the violence.