<p>The office bearers of the JNU Students Union (JNUSU) have told the Delhi High Court that they have not violated its order on holding protests in the varsity as they did not block access to the administrative block.</p>

<p>They also submitted before the high court that its August last year direction to not hold protests within 100 metres of the admin block should not be viewed technically as the spirit of the direction was to prevent obstruction of any access to the building.</p>

<p>The submissions were made before Justice V K Rao who is hearing a plea moved by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) seeking contempt action against the JNUSU office bearers for holding protests within 100 meters of the administrative block.</p>

<p>The varsity in its petition moved through central government standing counsel Monika Arora and advocate Kushal Sharma, has contended that the office bearers have violated the high court&#39;s August 9, 2017, direction.</p>

<p>The varsity in its plea has also claimed that the protesting students had obstructed access to the administrative block of JNU.</p>

<p>The arguments in the matter remained inconclusive and are expected to continue tomorrow.</p>

<p>The JNUSU office bearers also told the court that other student bodies and associations, as well as a teachers group, have also held protests within 100 metres of the administrative block, but no action has been taken against them.</p>

<p>Therefore, the 100-meter restriction should not be viewed technically, their lawyer told the court.</p>

<p>The JNUSU office bearers had earlier told the court that the main reason behind the protests in the varsity was not holding of academic council meetings.</p>

<p>The court had on February 16, in an interim order, directed the JNU students not to obstruct the vice chancellor and other staff from entering the administrative block to carry out their work.</p>

<p>The interim order was passed on JNU&#39;s plea that the protests near the administrative block were hampering its day-to-day functioning, including the disbursal salaries in connection with the Seventh Pay Commission.</p>

<p>The students had on February 15 allegedly blockaded the administration block demanding a meeting with the vice chancellor on the issue of compulsory attendance and stopped the two rectors from leaving the building.</p>

<p>The court had in its August 2017 order also said that the university was at liberty to request police assistance to maintain law and order in the campus.</p>

<p>It had, however, made it clear that the order &quot;should not preclude&quot; the students from peacefully protesting at the Sabarmati lawn in the campus away from the administrative block.</p>

<p>The August 2017 order had come during the hearing of the JNU administration&#39;s petition against the blocking of its administrative block by agitating students.</p>

<p>The varsity had moved the high court when the students were protesting against the JNU&#39;s admission policy based on a University Grants Commission notification slashing the seats for MPhil and PhD courses.</p>


They also submitted before the high court that its August last year direction to not hold protests within 100 metres of the admin block

The office bearers of the JNU Students Union (JNUSU) have told the Delhi High Court that they have not violated its order on holding protests in the varsity as they did not block access to the administrative block. They also submitted before the high court that its August last year direction to not hold protests within 100 metres of the admin block should not be viewed technically as the spirit of the direction was to prevent obstruction of any access to the building. The submissions were made before Justice V K Rao who is hearing a plea moved by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) seeking contempt action against the JNUSU office bearers for holding protests within 100 meters of the administrative block. The varsity in its petition moved through central government standing counsel Monika Arora and advocate Kushal Sharma, has contended that the office bearers have violated the high court's August 9, 2017, direction. The varsity in its plea has also claimed that the protesting students had obstructed access to the administrative block of JNU. The arguments in the matter remained inconclusive and are expected to continue tomorrow. The JNUSU office bearers also told the court that other student bodies and associations, as well as a teachers group, have also held protests within 100 metres of the administrative block, but no action has been taken against them. Therefore, the 100-meter restriction should not be viewed technically, their lawyer told the court. The JNUSU office bearers had earlier told the court that the main reason behind the protests in the varsity was not holding of academic council meetings. The court had on February 16, in an interim order, directed the JNU students not to obstruct the vice chancellor and other staff from entering the administrative block to carry out their work. The interim order was passed on JNU's plea that the protests near the administrative block were hampering its day-to-day functioning, including the disbursal salaries in connection with the Seventh Pay Commission. The students had on February 15 allegedly blockaded the administration block demanding a meeting with the vice chancellor on the issue of compulsory attendance and stopped the two rectors from leaving the building. The court had in its August 2017 order also said that the university was at liberty to request police assistance to maintain law and order in the campus. It had, however, made it clear that the order "should not preclude" the students from peacefully protesting at the Sabarmati lawn in the campus away from the administrative block. The August 2017 order had come during the hearing of the JNU administration's petition against the blocking of its administrative block by agitating students. The varsity had moved the high court when the students were protesting against the JNU's admission policy based on a University Grants Commission notification slashing the seats for MPhil and PhD courses.

Did not block access to admin block: JNUSU to High court

<p>The students of Jawaharlal Nehru University have accused the institute&#39;s administration of restricting&nbsp;content from certain media organisations on YouTube and other news portals on the campus, and of restricting Wifi. The&nbsp;university has, however, denied it.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">JNU administration, headed by RSS man <a href="https://twitter.com/mamidala90?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mamidala90</a>, has censored JNU WiFi. Students can&#39;t access content from AIB, The Wire, NDTV, YouTube videos related to student movements. Keyword search related to Mamata Bannerjee, Rahul Gandhi, Shehla Rashid, Kejriwal, Kanhaiya censored!!!</p>
&mdash; Shehla Rashid (@Shehla_Rashid) <a href="https://twitter.com/Shehla_Rashid/status/929387628889300994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>The JNU Students Union (JNUSU) called it a &quot;politically motivated move&quot; and alleged, &quot;that all website and video links which have anti-government content have been restricted.&quot; Students demanded an inquiry into complaints that YouTube of several news websites was blocked for a day on the campus and Wi-fi being restored on Saturday night.</p>

<p>Students facing difficulty&nbsp;have also posted a video as proof, showing content filtration on youtube with the restricted&nbsp;university network.</p>

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<p>However the Rector-III, RP Singh said that there is no change in the URL filtering policy of JNU.</p>

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<p>Content related to former JNU student Kanhaiya Kumar, politicians Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Mamta Banerjee and other members of opposition parties is showing no results.</p>

<p>&quot;We are redirected to a page that says we are trying to access &#39;adult content.&#39; We cannot even access YouTube videos of previous presidential debates at JNU&quot;, said Geeta Kumari, the president of the JNU Students&#39;s union. reported by Hindustan Times</p>

<p>Many students took to social media and wrote Facebook posts condemning the move by the administration.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shocking. In a university, where freedom of thought and speech should be encouraged, JNU admin censors media <a href="https://t.co/nHjFFN10ap">https://t.co/nHjFFN10ap</a></p>
&mdash; Sidharth Bhatia (@bombaywallah) <a href="https://twitter.com/bombaywallah/status/929394205583167489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>JNU has always been the centre&nbsp;of student controversies in the past. Students have been voicing diverse opinions, standing up for fundamental rights and political awareness.&nbsp;</p>


The students of Jawaharlal Nehru University have accused the institute's administration of restricting YouTube, Wifi and content from certain media organisations on the campus, but the university has denied it

The students of Jawaharlal Nehru University have accused the institute's administration of restricting content from certain media organisations on YouTube and other news portals on the campus, and of restricting Wifi. The university has, however, denied it. JNU administration, headed by RSS man @mamidala90, has censored JNU WiFi. Students can't access content from AIB, The Wire, NDTV, YouTube videos related to student movements. Keyword search related to Mamata Bannerjee, Rahul Gandhi, Shehla Rashid, Kejriwal, Kanhaiya censored!!! — Shehla Rashid (@Shehla_Rashid) November 11, 2017 × The JNU Students Union (JNUSU) called it a "politically motivated move" and alleged, "that all website and video links which have anti-government content have been restricted." Students demanded an inquiry into complaints that YouTube of several news websites was blocked for a day on the campus and Wi-fi being restored on Saturday night. Students facing difficulty have also posted a video as proof, showing content filtration on youtube with the restricted university network. @mamidala90 this is your JNU sir . You have become a censor board. @thewire_in @ndtv blocked by JNU WiFi. JNU presidential debates, protest visit, academic content too blocked.@kavita_krishnan @omprasad_14 @Shehla_Rashid @the_hindu @pherozevincent @anantjnusu Part 1 pic.twitter.com/rxg5Jpydsh — N Sai Balaji (@nsaibalaji) November 11, 2017 × However the Rector-III, RP Singh said that there is no change in the URL filtering policy of JNU. There is no change in the URL filtering policy of JNU. — Rana Pratap (@rpsingh_jnu) November 11, 2017 × Content related to former JNU student Kanhaiya Kumar, politicians Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Mamta Banerjee and other members of opposition parties is showing no results. "We are redirected to a page that says we are trying to access 'adult content.' We cannot even access YouTube videos of previous presidential debates at JNU", said Geeta Kumari, the president of the JNU Students's union. reported by Hindustan Times Many students took to social media and wrote Facebook posts condemning the move by the administration. × Shocking. In a university, where freedom of thought and speech should be encouraged, JNU admin censors media https://t.co/nHjFFN10ap — Sidharth Bhatia (@bombaywallah) November 11, 2017 × JNU has always been the centre of student controversies in the past. Students have been voicing diverse opinions, standing up for fundamental rights and political awareness.

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