JNU to observe ‘Surgical Strike Day’ on Sept 29: V-C

Delhi | Saturday | 22nd September, 2018

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more-inJawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor M.

Jagadesh Kumar has said the university will observe ‘Surgical Strike Day’ on September 29, calling the UGC advisory a “welcome move”. “It is unfortunate that higher educational institutions are being asked by the UGC in its circular to observe the ‘Surgical Strike Day’. His latest strike is against the admission system of JNU by bringing in the online test mode for admissions.”Views against moveOutside the walls of JNU, there were many who are against observing ‘Surgical Strike Day’. Rudra Pratap Singh, student, Faculty of Law, Delhi University, said: “The surgical strike we are talking about was perhaps not the first one. Commenting on observing September 29 as ‘Surgical Strike Day’, the JNUSU said the V-C may hold whatever functions he wants to, but pointed out that the real surgical strikes were actually being carried out in JNU by him by destroying the university..