'Will not pay fine for writing Jai Bhim'

A Dalit JNU student said he will not pay fine for the “Jai Bhim” inscription on the JNU administrative building wall.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union (JNUSU) protested against a slew of notices issued by the university administration.

As per the show cause notice issued to JNU researcher Jitender Kumar, he has to produce “evidence” to show that he was not behind the defacement of wall. But he pleads guilty of writing “Jai Bhim” on the wall, with blue plaint.

He will have to depose before an inquiry committee later this month.
Last week, the varsity administrative had issued show cause notices to five students for organising a protest without permission. It involved burning copies of select verses of ancient legal textbook Manusmriti.

Dilip Kumar, one of the students accused of participating in the protest on March 8, said he has been asked to present an alibi.

Pradeep Narwal, another accused, claimed he has not received any “official communication” from the university administration over the protest he led.

He said professors of JNU’s School of Social Sciences have written to the vice chancellor, asking him not to take action against the students accused of burning Manusmriti – which he described as “anti-Dalit” and “anti-women”.

“The Proctor’s office has turned into a post office. A lot of notices are being sent to students these days,” Dilip said, claiming that the varsity administration slapped him with show cause notice despite having no proof against him.

Claiming that the show cause notices show “ideological bias”, JNUSU Kanhaiya Kumar said, “As many notices you (the varsity administration) send, as many effigies we’ll burn. We’ve turned ecological, so we’re very inclined towards burning effigies. They (JNU administration) should prepare a notice that has to be sent only once.”