Kashmir varsity bans students' politics, demolish union office - Hindustan Times

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Kashmir University witnessed noisy scenes on Monday morning when students boycotted classes to protest against the alleged demolition of Kashmir University Students Union’s (KUSU) office. The varsity made it clear once again that “no students’ politics will be allowed on the campus and it’s banned”.

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At around 11 pm, a team of KU authorities, led by chief proctor Afzal Zargar and deputy proctor Nasir Iqbal, confronted dozens of angry students near Iqbal Library, who raised anti-authorities slogans and booed the decision to demolish the KUSU office. The students alleged they were thrashed and threatened by the heavily-armed police and the authorities. The students organized a three-hour sit-in against the incident. At around 11 pm, a team of KU authorities, led by chief proctor Afzal Zargar and deputy proctor Nasir Iqbal, confronted dozens of angry students near Iqbal Library, who raised anti-authorities slogans and booed the decision to demolish the KUSU office. The students alleged they were thrashed and threatened by the heavily-armed police and the authorities. The students organized a three-hour sit-in against the incident. “The authorities started demolishing the office on Saturday evening when the students had left the campus. On Sunday, they razed it to ground,” said Amir Bashir, a students’ representative from Media Education Research Centre (MERC) and also a member of the KUSU.

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