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(Express Photo)A group of AMU students on Monday took out a candlelight march on campus to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, defying a varsity direction to only march till AMU circle to avoid affecting “peace and harmony”. The group was led by AMU student union secretary Mohammad Fahad. While AMU proctor Mohsin Khan refused to comment, saying he was on leave, Public Relation Officer (PRO) Omar S Peerzada said, “AMU has a culture and tradition like every other university. The march was taken out by student leader Ajay Singh, grandson of BJP MLA from Barauli constituency in Aligarh Thakur Dalveer Singh. Following this, another group of students claimed to have lodged a complaint with the varsity proctor, claiming the march was politically motivated to affect peace on campus..