Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi has suspended all four current office-bearers of its students’ union, the JNUSU. The students affected are President Aditi Mishra, Vice-President Gopika Babu, General Secretary Sunil Yadav, and Joint Secretary Danish Ali. Former president Nitish Kumar has also been included in the suspension. Each student has been fined ₹20,000 and barred from entering the campus for the winter and monsoon semesters of 2026.
The action comes after an alleged incident on 21 November 2025, during which students reportedly damaged facial recognition gates and CCTV cameras at the B.R. Ambedkar Central Library. The losses from the incident are estimated at ₹20 lakh. The university has also warned that students providing shelter to the suspended members could face disciplinary action.
This suspension has left JNUSU without elected representatives until new elections are conducted. Student groups such as AISA and SFI have condemned the move, calling it a politically motivated crackdown on dissent. The suspension is seen as a response to protests against the proposed UGC Equity Regulations, which were temporarily stayed by the Supreme Court.
Several former students and faculty members have criticized the administration, arguing that JNU has been targeted because of its resistance to surveillance measures and its history of promoting progressive politics and critical debate.
The controversy comes at a time when right-wing media platforms have intensified criticism of the campus, while students continue to protest what they describe as violations of privacy and democratic rights.
