Delhi University expels students for 6 months for writing slogans against NTA on campus walls
The decision was an infringement on the freedom of speech, the student said.
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Delhi University on Monday expelled a student for six months for allegedly writing “objectionable” slogans about the National Testing Agency on a wall inside its North Campus as part of a protest in July, The Indian Express reported.
The National Testing Agency conducts entrance examinations for higher education institutions. In recent months, it has faced criticism for alleged irregularities in several examinations, including the 2024 National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admissions to undergraduate medical courses.
The expulsion order on Monday barred a 22-year-old student from attending classes, writing examinations or participating in institutional activities for six months.
The student, pursuing her Masters in Russian from the Department of Slavonic and Finno-Ugrian Studies, said that the decision on her expulsion was an infringement on her freedom of speech.
On July 31, the student, part of the Disha Students’ Organisation, was allegedly caught writing slogans on a wall near the Law Faculty by the university’s security guards.
“As part of our agitation against the National Testing Agency, I wrote the words ‘SCRAP NTA’ on one of the university walls,” The Indian Express quoted the student as saying. “I am expressing what is bothering me and voicing out the issues in my own university as its student.”
Later on the same day, a first information report was registered against her at the...
