Miranda House Trespassing Row: Sub-committee formed to revisit procedures to hold events

During the fest, several men were seen climbing the walls of college and gates to participate in an open Diwali fest on campus and indulged in cat-calling and sexist sloganeering. Several students shared the video of the same on the social media platform expressing their horror and concern over their safety.

Miranda House Trespassing Row: Sub-committee formed to revisit procedures to hold events,

Delhi University's Miranda House has formed a sub-committee to revisit the whole process of holding events and providing an emergency SoP prohibiting open events without prior registrations. In an official notice, Miranda House College Principal B Nanda said "the college has taken serious note of Friday's unprecedented incident during the Diwali Mela organised by the NSS Unit of Miranda House."

During the fest, several men were seen climbing the walls of college and gates to participate in an open Diwali fest on campus and indulged in cat-calling and sexist sloganeering. Several students shared the video of the same on the social media platform expressing their horror and concern over their safety.

Nanda said the crowd was "unprecedented" and for the safety of students the gates were closed. "This did not deter the crowd who tried to enter the college after scaling the walls. Police immediately took action and controlled the situation," Nanda said as reported by TOI.

The college held a series of meetings to discuss the matter. "A series of emergency meetings were held to discuss the matter and draw out strategies and examine the gaps in the arrangement. A SubCommittee has been formed to revisit the procedures of holding calendar events," the note read.

With an aim to ensure that the college remains a free and enabling space for all its stakeholders, the college has provided a standard operating procedure (SoP) is provided to take immediate measures "No open events without prior registrations are allowed. The registration number to be kept at manageable limits. Any Fair/Mela is only to be an intra-college event. All cultural events have to be organized after 2 pm. This is to ensure that the college continues to remain a free and enabling space for all its stakeholders," the varsity said.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Police has also registered an FIR against unknown persons who allegedly climbed the walls of Delhi University's Miranda House during an open Diwali fest on the campus.

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