At Jadavpur University’s convocation on Wednesday, a poster reading “No space for Islamophobia in JU” was displayed prominently on the convocation dais as a form of protest against alleged Islamophobia on campus, drawing attention to a recent incident involving Muslim women students and raising concerns about discrimination within the university.
The protest was carried out by first-year postgraduate students of the English department, who were attending the convocation to receive their undergraduate degrees.
The demonstration was linked to an incident that allegedly took place earlier this week on Monday during an ongoing examination at the university’s English department.
According to students, a professor named Saswati Haldar allegedly asked two third-year undergraduate students to remove their hijabs after accusing them of cheating during the last hour of the examination.
This action also affected the students’ performance in the exam, as the checking activity reportedly took up the final portion of the time allotted to complete the paper.
Multiple calls made by Maktoob to Professor Haldar to verify the allegations against her went unanswered.
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