INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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Updated: Jan 06, 2020 03:03 IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Federation (JNUTF) expressed concern over the
violence in the campus on Sunday and appealed to the students' community to "express disagreement democratically.""JNUTF is extremely
concerned about the environment of fear and brutality created by some violent agitating students
JNUTF condemns such violent act by the agitators
JNUTF appeals to agitators and their patrons not to instigate students for violence and criminal activities
We appeal to the JNU community to restore the peaceful environment of JNU where one can express his or her disagreement democratically," the
press note issued by JNUTF on Sunday read.In the press note, condemning the violence perpetrated against the faculty members, JNUTF alleged
that on Saturday, "the dean of the School of International Studies and one of the faculty members of the same school were humiliated, abused
and physically assaulted by a group of vicious agitators when they tried to enter into their offices
In another incident, another faculty member of the School of Social Sciences was heckled, assaulted and his mobile phone was snatched away
by the nasty agitators in front of the School of Languages
The associate dean of the School of Languages too was heckled, abused and physically assaulted when he tried to enter the school premise
along with some other faculty membersand office staff."Condemning the violence on campus on Sunday, it added, "A group of masked agitators
barged into various hostels and have mercilessly beaten up the inmates with iron rods and stick
JNUTF condemns such the violent act by the agitators."It also expressed concern over the financial and academic loss of researchers due to
the vandalism and forceful seizure of science laboratories.18 injured students have been taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre after a masked mob
entered the JNU and attacked them and professors with sticks and rods
