JNU has cancelled the SSS-1 auditorium booking for an August 10 discussion on Umar Khalid’s Fractured Communities, citing incomplete event details in the venue request form submitted for the booking.
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has cancelled the booking of the SSS-1 auditorium for a discussion on Umar Khalid’s book Fractured Communities, scheduled to be held on August 10.
The event was scheduled from 3 pm to 6 pm and was to be organised by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) as a public discussion marking Tribal Day, or Adivasi Diwas.
JNU CITES INCOMPLETE EVENT DETAILS
According to a notice issued by the university, the booking was cancelled because complete details about the proposed event were not provided in the venue request form submitted for the auditorium.
The university administration said the decision was taken on this ground, citing the need for transparency regarding the use of auditoriums and other spaces on campus.