This is the official Twitter account of the student group (Social Justice Forum), which is giving live updates. Their argument is that only 7% of Ashoka is SC/ST, so higher representation is needed. Last night they slept outside campus in the lawns, amidst heat, rain and mosquitoes.
I think it's really interesting that places like Ashok and Jindal, which cater to a very wealthy and privileged section of the population, are taking up left–wing/anti-capitalist causes that are usually associated with places like JNU and Jadavpur.
I think it's really interesting that places like Ashok and Jindal, which cater to a very wealthy and privileged section of the population, are taking up left–wing/anti-capitalist causes that are usually associated with places like JNU and Jadavpur.
https://twitter.com/forum2024