The order states that the proctorial board, which met on June 7, 2021, decided to do away with her suspension as she is in her final year, but underscored that she will only be able to appear for the exams after compliance with the punishment.
Ambedkar University student fined for posting comments criticising Delhi CM
A student of Dr. BR Ambedkar University Delhi has been fined for posting comments questioning the unreasonable fee hike imposed by the varsity for Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe students. The student has been fined INR 5,000 for posting a comment in the YouTube video of the ninth Annual Convocation held on December 23, 2020, where Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was the chief guest.
Neha, a second-year student at the School of Culture and Creative Expression, Ambedkar University, had posted, “Delhi Government’s Education Revolution is just a farce. They have let down thousands of Ambedkar University Students. Shameful! #AntiStudentKejriwal”.
As per the order, Neha had admitted that she has posted the comments and she is not guilty of her actions. “The sub-committee resolved that the comments made on a public platform about the university community, the chief guest and guest of honour were baseless, disrespectful and clearly amounted to a deliberate attempt to defame and disrespect the university community,” stated the order.
The order states that the proctorial board, which met on June 7, 2021, decided to do away with her suspension as she is in her final year, but underscored that she will only be able to appear for the exams after compliance with the punishment.
Neha was sent a show cause notice in January to explain the self-explanatory comment, to which she had responded asking which clause under the code of conduct she had violated. She also wanted to know what proof they had about the matter and who had complained since YouTube was a public forum.
A few days after sending her the show cause notice, the university suspended her college student email ID, which is linked to the online classrooms where all the reading material is uploaded. The students also require this ID to submit their assignments and course work.
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