JNU issue a 10-page rule book, laying out punishments for different kinds of acts, check here

Students can be imposed a penalty of Rs 20,000 for holding dharnas and face admission cancellation or a fine of up to Rs 30,000 for resorting to violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), its latest rules stipulate.

The 10-page 'Rules of Discipline and proper conduct of students of JNU' has laid out punishments for different kinds of acts like protests and forgery, and procedures for proctorial inquiry and recording a statement.

According to the new regulations, a student who physically assaults, abuses, or manhandles another student, staff member, or member of the faculty could be fined Rs 50,000. The penalty can be a fine between Rs 5,000 and Rs 50,000, rustication, or the cancellation of admission.

The new regulations have drawn



criticism and have been dubbed "draconian" by university students and faculty. To debate the new regulations, the JNU Students' Union has scheduled a meeting with all student organisations for Thursday.

According to the document, the rules came into effect on February 3. It came after the university witnessed a slew of protests over the screening of a BBC documentary.

The new JNU rules document states that the executive council, the highest decision-making body of the university, has approved it.

The subject was brought up as a supplementary agenda item, and it was claimed that this paper had been made for "court matters," according to Executive Council members, who spoke to PTI. They continued by saying that the subject had not been properly discussed.