JNU students send ‘token’ replies to notices

Twenty-one JNU students who were issued the showcause notice after the panel submitted its report to the administration have reportedly sent “token” replies on Friday, saying they do not have “faith” in the inquiry and can’t give explanation if they don’t know their crime.

“How can we reply to a show-cause where there is no show-crime We all have sent token replies to the show cause notices saying that we reject this biased inquiry and we do not accept its findings,” former JNUSU president Ashutosh Kumar who has been found “guilty of inciting communal violence on campus” said.

The token replies by students do not have any explanation of “why disciplinary action should not be taken against them”.

Aishwarya Adhikari, who was among the suspended ones and had also been served a show-cause but her name doesn't figure in the report, has also raised her concern in the response.

“My academics suffered for a complete month. I am guilty also and my name is not in report. Who is going to answer for that I have raised these concerns in my response which is more of a series of questions rather than response\".

Besides, the individual token replies JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar has sent a collective reply as well on behalf of the students. Earlier, they had decided not to reply the notices in connection with the controversial February 9 event.