JNU to file separate complaints against those behind defacing admin block, Vivekananda statue: VC

The JNU administration will file separate complaints against those behind defacing the administration block and "vandalising" Swami Vivekananda's statue on the varsity's campus, Vice Chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar said on Thursday.

On Wednesday, students had painted various messages for the vice-chancellor inside the administration block as they barged inside the building to talk to him about the hostel fee hike, while on Thursday, objectionable messages were found written at the base of the yet to be unveiled statue.

Students are protesting inside the administration block against the increase in hostel fee, even though JNU announced a rollback in the hike on Wednesday evening.

Kumar ruled out any possibility of a dialogue with students till they have a "civilised meeting".

"You are not our VC. Go back to your Sangh," students had written on one of the doors to the vice-chancellor's office. Another message written on the floor outside the office read, "Mamidala, Bye, Bye Forever."