Lucknow varsity expels student for sharing post on anti-CAA protest

A member of the university’s media committee, Dr Tannu Dang, said Ahmed Raza Khan, a student of History (Honours) third year, had called for a protest to be held on Tuesday.

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A member of the university’s media committee, Dr Tannu Dang, said Ahmed Raza Khan, a student of History (Honours) third year, had called for a protest to be held on Tuesday.

A 22-year-old student of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University in Lucknow has been rusticated from the university for sharing a post on social media calling for a protest against the new citizenship law and the NRC on the campus.

A member of the university’s media committee, Dr Tannu Dang, said Ahmed Raza Khan, a student of History (Honours) third year, had called for a protest to be held on Tuesday. “He was rusticated on December 22. He had called for a protest through Facebook even though section 144 is in place in the state. He had also incited students to protest against the university administration earlier this month over the running of the university mess. Though the administration addressed students’ grievances, Khan kept inciting them,” said Dang. With more than 2,000 students, the university is run by the state government.

The Facebook post, shared by Khan, says, “We, the people of India (The university won’t let disintegration of the country; we will not let our shared culture disappear; we will oppose the religion-based Bill tooth and nail.” The post is accompanied by a poster which calls for a protest on December 24.

Asad Rehman

Asad Rehman is with the national bureau of The Indian Express and covers politics and policy focusing on religious minorities in India. A journalist for over eight years, Rehman moved to this role after covering Uttar Pradesh for five years for The Indian Express. During his time in Uttar Pradesh, he covered politics, crime, health, and human rights among other issues. He did extensive ground reports and covered the protests against the new citizenship law during which many were killed in the state. During the Covid pandemic, he did extensive ground reporting on the migration of workers from the metropolitan cities to villages in Uttar Pradesh. He has also covered some landmark litigations, including the Babri Masjid-Ram temple case and the ongoing Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath temple dispute. Prior to that, he worked on The Indian Express national desk for three years where he was a copy editor. Rehman studied at La Martiniere, Lucknow and then went on to do a bachelor's degree in History from Ramjas College, Delhi University. He also has a Masters degree from the AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia. ... Read More