Students at JNU staged a protest after the alleged removal of B.R. Ambedkar’s portrait from the Tapti hostel mess by the warden. Installed on Ambedkar Jayanti as a symbol of equality and resistance to caste oppression, the portrait was reportedly removed twice and locked away. The JNU Students’ Union backed the protest, while the administration has yet to respond.
New Delhi: A section of Jawaharlal Nehru University students held a protest on campus over the alleged removal of a portrait of BR Ambedkar from the Tapti hostel mess by the warden.
The call for protest was made by the Tapti hostel committee, which alleged that the portrait was removed by the warden twice and is now locked in the warden's office
"On Ambedkar Jayanti, we installed the portrait of B R Ambedkar in the hostel mess as a symbol of equality, dignity, and resistance against caste oppression," the committee said in a statement.
"We strongly condemn this action and demand the immediate return and reinstallation of Dr Ambedkar's portrait in the mess," it said.
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