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Jadavpur University Dissolves Panel After Neha Bora Event Objections
Jadavpur University had a committee that approved a student event featuring Neha Bora.
The next day, the university dissolved that committee and said the acting registrar would handle the matter.
A leader from an RSS-linked teachers’ group said the event was approved without following the proper steps.
He said the committee’s chairman and the dean of students were asked to explain what happened.
An ABVP leader also said the event should not have been allowed under a court order about political guests.
AISA said many people came and the event moved outside so more students could attend.
The article also describes other campus events that drew questions about how university venues are used.
The university vice-chancellor did not respond to calls for comment.
Jadavpur University dissolved its Approving and Programme Monitoring Committee on Tuesday, one day after it approved a student convention attended by Neha Bora.
Vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee’s order said acting registrar Debajit Datta would handle the issue henceforth.
ABRSM president Bhaskar Sardar said the event approval bypassed the registrar and described it as a procedural lapse; he said the committee chairman and dean received show-cause notices.
ABVP’s JU unit president said his organisation objected because a High Court order barred political personalities from university-organised programmes.
AISA said the event drew a large crowd and had to move from the auditorium to an open campus space; it alleged RSS-linked groups were unsettled by its success.
- Who
- Jadavpur University, its Approving and Programme Monitoring Committee, and student leader Neha Bora.
- What
- The university dissolved the committee that had approved a convention attended by Bora.
- Where
- Jadavpur University in Kolkata, including KP Basu Auditorium and an open campus space.
- When
- The convention took place on Monday; the committee was dissolved on Tuesday.
- Why
- RSS-linked student and teacher groups objected to the event’s approval, with ABRSM alleging required procedures were not followed.
University procedure and campus rules
Student organisers’ account
Whether the event approval followed procedure
University procedure and campus rules
ABRSM president Bhaskar Sardar said the committee approved the programme without consulting the registrar, amounting to a procedural lapse.
Student organisers’ account
AISA said the event was a student-organised convention and alleged RSS-linked student and teacher groups objected because of its success; the article does not include a direct response from the university explaining its approval process.
Whether the court order applied to the event
University procedure and campus rules
ABVP’s JU unit president Nikhil Das said the event should not have been allowed because a university circular reflected a High Court restriction on political personalities entering campus programmes.
Student organisers’ account
AISA described the convention as a student-led event on policy and education issues; it said a large turnout led organisers to move the programme from the auditorium to an open space.
Consistency in use of university venues
University procedure and campus rules
Sardar said a separate event attended by BJP MLA Sarbori Mukherjee took place in an alumni-association-owned facility, so different rules applied; he said he hoped rules allowed ABVP to use the open-air theatre.
Student organisers’ account
The article notes that the Triguna Sen Auditorium event and ABVP’s convention at the open-air theatre were also raised in questions about venue rules; AISA’s leader said the response to the Bora event reflected objections to its success.
Key facts
- University action
- The Approving and Programme Monitoring Committee was dissolved.
- Decision-maker
- Vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee issued the signed order.
- New handling arrangement
- Acting registrar Debajit Datta will handle the issue.
- Event guest
- Neha Bora, a JNU PhD scholar and national president of AISA, spoke at the convention.
- ABRSM response
- Bhaskar Sardar said the registrar was not consulted and called the approval a procedural lapse.
- Show-cause notices
- Sardar said notices were issued to the committee chairman and dean of students.
- Court order cited
- A March 2025 Calcutta High Court order directed JU not to invite political functionaries to university-organised programmes and said such programmes should involve academicians.
Quotes
AISA leader at Jadavpur University
A leader of AISA at Jadavpur University
“The RSS teachers’and students’ wings have been rattled by the success of the programme attended by Neha Bora. The turnout was so huge that midway through the event, we decided to come out of the hall and hold it in an open space on the campus so everyone could be accommodated.”
telegraphindia.com
“The committee approved the programme without consulting the registrar. University halls can be let out to students’ unions... Here, the programme was organised by AISA. There was a procedural lapse, leading to the dissolution of the committee.”
telegraphindia.com
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