Making pakoras inside the Jawaharlal Nehru University costs Rs 20,000

An M.Phil student, who is now been advised to change his hostel within ten days and already fined with amount of Rs 20,000 for making pakoras.

Manish Kumar Meena, who studies at the Centre for Indian Languages along with four other students. These students are collectively not happy with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pakora statement and in protest had made pakoras along roadside.

Nevertheless, this effort failed for Meena as chief proctor initiated inquiry against him. He was sent a notice and asked to pay Rs 20,000 and also shift from his hostel on July 13. The order has confused Meena, who has to submit his papers before July 21, and does not have money.

Meena who is from Rajasthan said, “Country’s prime minister telling people to make pakoras for business was a mockery. It annoyed me and I protested against his statement by making pakoras. The imposition of fine shows JNU’s culture of dissent is collapsing.”

Further he added, “In the order issued by chief proctor, there is no mention of any hostel where I have to shift. I have to complete my papers for final submission. This process of paying fine will take my time and I will not be able to complete my work.”

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Well he is going to take legal help for a relief in fine imposition.

The order of varsity states that in the proctorial enquiry, Manish Kumar Meena has been found to be involved in blocking the road near Sabarmati bus stand on February 5. A similar order was issued on February 9, in which it was written that Meena was found cooking vegetables and blocking road.

Meena said, “I accept the fact that I made pakoras. The varsity is not mentioning it clearly that pakoras were made by me because of their right wing approach. They do not want to upset Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”

By this he justified that he means to say he has every right to protest and has not damaged any property for which fine is necessary. He also alleged all these moves are deliberate to create problems for students so that they cannot complete their research and studies.

The matter does not end here as Subhansu Singh, PhD student at Centre for Political Studies, has been imposed a fine of Rs 40,000 for participating in three protests inside the campus.

On which Subhanshu said, “Almost all the students who participated in protests this year have been imposed fines. This troubles us as our paper work gets delayed. Payments are necessary and students in JNU are from different backgrounds. Everybody cannot pay money. These steps are to crush voice of JNU.”

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