APU protest: Students question university response, point to shrinking space for open debate

In the wake of a violent incident on the campus, where members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) vandalised the property of Azim Premji University (APU), objecting to a discussion on Kashmir that was scheduled but did not take place, students of the University said they will intensify their protests against the university’s FIR against the student-run Spark Reading Circle at APU, affiliated with the All India Students Association. 

The FIR, based on a complaint by the university’s Registrar, became the centre of debate and unrest on campus, with students insisting that the FIR must be quashed.