Amid beefed up security, JNUSU calls for boycott

New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration on Monday beefed up security outside several of its schools, in an attempt to thwart the JNU Students' Union's (JNUSU) call for boycott of lectures to oppose the mandatory attendance decision imposed recently.

The administration wrote to the campus security agency to deploy enough security guards to not let striking students detain others from attending classes.

"JNUSU has given a strike call on January 15. In the past, during such events, they have forcefully stopped entry and exit of students and faculties to their respective classrooms and school building.

"You are instructed to deploy enough number of security guards (both male and female), so that entry of any of students and faculty may not be forcefully stopped by the strikers. You are further instructed to deploy some guards in civil dress and instruct them to videograph if any unruly situation arises," the Registrar's letter read.

JNUSU president Geeta Kumari said that the boycott went on successfully and peacefully, with many students refusing to attend classes on their own.

"We stood outside the schools and asked students not attend the classes. Many students boycotted their lectures... There were no fights with the guards, but this was the first time that guards said that we will not allow the strike to happen. It appeared that they wanted a confrontation to happen, because they were recording us the entire time," she said.

JNUSU also called for burning of the attendance circular.