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Kumar, who met Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare and Joint Secretary GC Hosur, faced the heat of HRD officials for not maintaining normalcy in the varsity. Khare also directed the JNU V-C to restore normalcy on campus at earliest by reaching out to students. According to sources, the JNU V-C, who met the HRD team along with Rector-II Prof Satish Chandra Garkoti, tried his best to convince the officials that it was a students' fight which turned violent and there was no mob attack on students. The JNU V-C, who had suggested HRD Ministry to temporarily shut down the varsity, said on Wednesday that there was no such suggestion made by him. After meeting HRD officials, Kumar said, "The University has not made any suggestions to temporarily shut the varsity..