Members of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union today staged a protest at the University Grants Commission's office, demanding its intervention to restore the varsity's disbanded sexual harassment watchdog -- GSCASH.
They also demanded that the commission set up similar autonomous bodies in all universities.
JNU's GSCASH was so effective that the students wanted similar bodies in all universities, JNUSU President Geeta Kumari said in a letter to the UGC.
Women rights activists belonging to different organisations, including the CPI-affiliated National Federation of Indian Women, joined the students in their protest.
A large posse of police personnel along with a water canon vehicle was deployed for crowd control.
Last month, the JNU administration had replaced Gender Sensitisation Committee against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) with Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) attributing its move to the UGC's regulations.
Ever since the administration's move was implemented, the JNUSU has been spearheading an agitation aiming to reinstate the autonomous body.
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