JNU Cancels Auditorium Booking as Discussion Centred on Jailed Activist Umar Khalid's Book
The students’ union said the discussion will continue at a new site after JNU cancelled the School of Social Sciences auditorium booking.
- On Sunday, Jawaharlal Nehru University cancelled the School of Social Sciences-I auditorium booking for Monday's book discussion on 'Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power' by activist Umar Khalid.
- Imprisoned since September 2020, Khalid faces charges under the Unlawful Activities Act regarding the Northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case, fueling controversy around the event's cancellation.
- Scheduled for World Adivasi Day, the discussion included speakers Professors Prabhu Mahapatra and Uma Chakravarti, journalist Shuddhabrata Sengupta, activist Harsh Mander, and researcher Banojyotsana Lahiri.
- Responding to the cancellation, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union condemned the move as 'arbitrary and authoritarian,' while the administration cited 'non-disclosure of full facts' regarding the program.
- Despite the auditorium cancellation, the JNUSU general secretary confirmed the discussion will proceed at an alternate open space outside the School of Social Sciences on Monday.
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JNU cancels Umar Khalid’s book discussion for hiding facts
New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) has cancelled the booking of an auditorium for August 10 at the School of Social Sciences(SSS), which was to host a discussion on the book written by the key accused in the 2020 Delhi Riots case Umar Khalid. The University clarified that the booking of the SSS-1 auditorium on August 10, from 3PM to 6PM stands cancelled. The book discussion was organised by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ …
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University says Dean of the School of Social Sciences gave the permission, and he has also cancelled it; accuses organisers of ‘non-disclosure of the full facts about the program’
JNU cancels auditorium booking on Umar Khalid book, cites 'non-disclosure of full facts'
The scheduled discussion at the SSS-1 auditorium in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was cancelled by the administration over the "non-disclosure of the full facts" on the event. The JNU students' union hit back at the decision.
JNU cancels nod for discussion on Umar Khalid's book
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) cancelled permission for a discussion on a book authored by its former student Umar Khalid, currently jailed in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case, citing 'non-disclosure of full facts' about the event. The JNUSU condemned the decision as 'arbitrary and authoritarian', vowing to proceed with the discussion at an alternative venue.
JNU Cancels Auditorium Booking For Umar Khalid's Book Event
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) cancelled the booking of its School of Social Sciences-I auditorium for a scheduled book discussion on ‘Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power’, authored by jailed activist Umar Khalid. The event, organised by the JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU) to mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, was set for 12 August 2026. The university cited non-disclosure of full facts ab…
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