New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration has written to police seeking action against rusticated JNUSU office-bearers and other students who are out on bail in connection with earlier protests, alleging that they have violated bail conditions by participating in fresh demonstrations.Police did not comment on the development.Fourteen students, including JNUSU office-bearers, were granted bail by a Delhi court in Feb following their arrest in connection with a protest against the vice-chancellor that allegedly turned violent. They were released from Tihar Jail on bail on March 1 under several conditions, including restrictions on participation in protests.In its communication to the station house officer (SHO) of Vasant Kunj (North), the university said the students had breached the bail condition that barred them from participating in any protests. It alleged that despite being declared out-of-bounds for a year, the students continued to participate in protests on the university premises.The administration claimed that the students had reinstalled an encampment on campus, which had earlier been removed by the university.Citing this as a violation of bail conditions, the university named several students and urged police intervention. “As the local police authority responsible for ensuring compliance with the conditions of bail imposed by the court, you are requested to take appropriate action to ensure that the individuals concerned strictly adhere to the bail conditions,” the chief security officer wrote.Earlier, the university suspended 21 security personnel for allegedly failing to prevent the students from setting up the encampment.The JNUSU criticised the move, calling it an attempt to “crush the students’ movement”. The union said: “The VC has written to Vasant Kunj police station falsely claiming that students, including office-bearers among the ‘JNU 14′, violated bail conditions. It is concerning that a peaceful march on International Working Women’s Day has been cited as a violation.”
