Controversy Over Food Segregation at JNU Hostel
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union has accused the president of Mahi-Mandavi Hostel of creating separate seating for vegetarian and non-vegetarian students, calling it a divisive and disturbing move. The hostel warden has promised an inquiry, while the union protests against what it claims is an attempt to disrupt campus unity.
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A controversy erupted at Jawaharlal Nehru University as the Students' Union accused the president of Mahi-Mandavi Hostel of implementing separate seating arrangements in the hostel mess for vegetarian and non-vegetarian students.
Describing the move as 'disturbing' and 'divisive,' the JNUSU condemned it as a blatant violation of hostel norms, alleging it aimed to introduce food-based discrimination within an inclusive academic environment. The union has demanded that the student body reject what it termed a 'sinister attempt to create divisions.'
As the protest continues, the senior warden has assured students of an inquiry into the alleged policy, while JNUSU remains firm in its stance to safeguard the university's values of diversity and communal harmony.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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