JNU students protest over alleged removal of Ambedkar portrait from hostel mess
Press Trust of India | April 22, 2026 | 07:42 AM IST | 1 min read
Tapti hostel residents and student groups stage protest alleging warden removed Ambedkar portrait twice and kept it locked; JNUSU backs demand for reinstatement
New Delhi: A section of Jawaharlal Nehru University students held a protest on campus over the alleged removal of a portrait of BR Ambedkar from the Tapti hostel mess by the warden.
The call for protest was made by the Tapti hostel committee, which alleged that the portrait was removed by the warden twice and is now locked in the warden's office "On Ambedkar Jayanti, we installed the portrait of B R Ambedkar in the hostel mess as a symbol of equality, dignity, and resistance against caste oppression," the committee said in a statement.
"We strongly condemn this action and demand the immediate return and reinstallation of Dr Ambedkar's portrait in the mess," it said. The protest was joined by students associated with several leftist groups.
The JNU Students' Union, meanwhile, in a statement , lent its support to the hostel committee and condemned the incident. No immediate response was available from the university administration.
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