Sikh community joins SP protest against proposed Ali Jauhar University demolition

Sikh community joins SP protest against proposed Ali Jauhar University demolition
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A group led by Samajwadi Party (SP) national secretary Kuldeep Singh Bhullar have recently staged a protest against the proposed demolition of the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur.

The protesters, most of them from the Sikh community, alleged that Jauhar University is being targeted out of “malice”.

Bhullar told reporters that the youth have taken to the streets to save Jauhar University, and that members of the Sikh community visited the campus to express solidarity.

He claimed that Jauhar University was constructed on gram samaj (village community) land and its building plan was duly approved.

However, the government intends to destroy this “temple of education” out of a spirit of vendetta — a move the Sikh community would not allow to happen, Bhullar said.

This comes as students’ protests continued for the fourth consecutive day, demanding that the Rampur Development Authority (RDA) withdraw its order to raze down 38 of the university’s 40 buildings.