{"id":1848,"date":"2026-07-22T18:29:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/venusimportexport.com\/wordpress\/?p=1848"},"modified":"2026-07-22T18:29:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:29:58","slug":"bjp-versus-indian-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venusimportexport.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/bjp-versus-indian-education\/","title":{"rendered":"BJP versus Indian Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-in\/news\/other\/shashi-tharoor-shares-amitabh-bachchan-s-2012-police-action-tweet-amid-cjp-protest\/ar-AA28qodY?ocid=winp1taskbar&amp;cvid=1e43473f6379493aa30218bd755ff4a4&amp;ei=16\">BJP covernment brings goons to attack student protestors<\/a>\u00a0in Delhi protesting against official faults in question paper leaks. It also plans to demolish a decades old University just because it has a Muslim name. It is\u00a0silencing students and suppressing democratic dissent.<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"main-heading-article\" class=\"native_story_title\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 45px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; line-height: 50px; letter-spacing: -0.02px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2026\/07\/Jauhar-University-student-protest.jpg?w=1600\" alt=\"Azam Khan\" \/>\u2018Our future is at stake\u2019: Jauhar University students begin indefinite sit-in against demolition notice<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"synopsis\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; line-height: 28px; letter-spacing: -0.02px; color: #6b6b6b; font-weight: 400;\">A demolition order was issued on Wednesday by the Rampur Development Authority (RDA) for 38 of 40 buildings at the university, claiming they were constructed without permission.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-info single-author \" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: -5px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; letter-spacing: -0.02px;\">\n<div class=\"author-naming\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 24px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; display: inline-block;\">\n<div class=\"author-name-wrap\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Written by:<\/span> <a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: 0px 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/profile\/author\/maulshree-seth\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maulshree Seth<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-publish-date\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; display: inline-block;\"><span class=\"article-read-time\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline-block; align-items: center; gap: 0px; font-weight: bold;\">5 min read<\/span><span class=\"city_article\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; position: relative;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Rampur<\/span><\/span><span class=\"date_update\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; position: relative;\">Updated: Jul 19, 2026 12:16 PM IST<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-caption\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 20px; padding: 0px 0px 5px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-style: none none solid; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor #dbdbdb; border-image: none; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #747474; display: block; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; clear: both; line-height: 19px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; letter-spacing: -0.02px;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto; width: 650px;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2026\/07\/Jauhar-University-student-protest.jpg?w=1600\" alt=\"Azam Khan\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><span class=\"ie-custom-caption\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Student Protest outside Mohd Ali Jauhar University, Rampur. 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; letter-spacing: -0.02px;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\">Students of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Rampur district on Saturday launched an indefinite sit-in outside the university\u2019s main gate, demanding that the <a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: 0px 0px; outline: 0px; color: #006298;\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/lucknow\/demolition-order-issued-against-38-of-40-buildings-at-azam-khans-university-10788506\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold;\">demolition order against 38 campus buildings<\/span><\/a> be withdrawn and the counselling centre established by the district administration outside the campus be removed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\">The protest comes days after the Rampur Development Authority (RDA) ordered the demolition of 38 out of the university\u2019s 40 buildings, alleging they were constructed without the required approvals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\">Speaking to <em style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">The Indian Express<\/em>, protesting students said the agitation was aimed at protecting the future of thousands studying at the university.<\/p>\n<div class=\"custom_read_button alsoread-section\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 10px 0px; border-width: 1px 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: #dbdbdb currentcolor; border-image: none; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 22px; font-weight: bold;\"><span class=\"widget_title\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #a32020;\">Also Read<\/span> | <span class=\"article_title\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><a class=\"click-event-dataid\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: 0px 0px; text-decoration: none; outline: 0px; color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/demolition-order-against-azam-khans-varsity-vindictive-unjust-aimplb-10791823\/\" rel=\"noopener\" data-id=\"Alsoread_editdriven\">Demolition order against Azam Khan\u2019s varsity vindictive, unjust: AIMPLB<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\">Mehroza Khan, a law student at the university, told <em style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">The Indian Express<\/em>, \u201cOur career and future are at stake. We have decided to stage this sit-in because we want the government to reconsider its decision to demolish the university. We would not be able to continue our studies elsewhere, especially at colleges located far away.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.02px;\">Another student said, \u201cWe are sitting here for the rights of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University because this is about the future of thousands of students like us. Our first demand is that no demolition should take place. The administration has also set up a counselling centre outside the university to facilitate admissions elsewhere. That should also be removed because we do not want to leave this university.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Protest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IndianExpress\/status\/2078446834713063637\/photo\/1\">Video.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; line-height: 28px; letter-spacing: -0.02px;\">\u201cThe biggest thing is that we get fee concessions here. Students from SC\/ST backgrounds receive a 50 per cent concession. Students who have lost their parents also get concessions. There are professional courses like B.Pharma and D.Pharma, which many of us would not be able to pursue elsewhere,\u201d the student added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; line-height: 28px; letter-spacing: -0.02px;\">As the protest gathered momentum, political parties stepped up their campaign over the issue. A day after the Congress raised the matter, AIMIM organised protest marches in different parts of the state against the proposed demolition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; line-height: 28px; letter-spacing: -0.02px;\">AIMIM chief <a class=\"keywordtourl\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: 0px 0px; outline: 0px; color: #006298;\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/asaduddin-owaisi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Asaduddin Owaisi<\/a> said the issue was \u201cnot about Azam Khan but about safeguarding Muslims\u2019 right to higher education\u201d, alleging that the BJP and the RSS did not want Muslims to become educated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; line-height: 28px; letter-spacing: -0.02px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; line-height: 28px; letter-spacing: -0.02px;\">\u201cThis is not about who built the university. The question is why they do not want Muslims to become teachers, engineers and doctors. They may have ended Azam Khan\u2019s politics and prevented his son from contesting elections, but the university will remain. Thousands of Muslim students are graduating from here, which benefits the country.\u201d Owaisi said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; line-height: 28px; letter-spacing: -0.02px;\">Samajwadi Party Rampur MP Mohibullah Nadvi was also prevented from entering the campus. After waiting outside the main gate for around 15 minutes, he said he had come carrying party chief <a class=\"keywordtourl\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: 0px 0px; outline: 0px; color: #006298;\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/akhilesh-yadav\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Akhilesh Yadav<\/a>\u2019s message of support but decided not to enter as it might disturb the students after speaking to the Vice-Chancellor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; letter-spacing: -0.02px; display: flex; max-width: 560px; width: 560px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; border-style: none; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; position: static; visibility: visible; width: 560px; height: 317px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=indianexpress&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2078447830524641669&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Fcities%2Flucknow%2Fazam-khan-jauhar-university-rampur-demolition-order-student-protests-samajwadi-party-10792619%2F&amp;sessionId=7d9a57c68f07981828b5f35850d6bb5a74809bbc&amp;siteScreenName=The%20Indian%20Express&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2078447830524641669\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; line-height: 28px; letter-spacing: -0.02px;\">\u201cI am a soldier of the party and have come here with Akhilesh ji\u2019s message. The entire party stands with the university and will continue to do so. We spoke to the Vice-Chancellor and, seeing the large crowd and to ensure students\u2019 education is not disrupted, we ourselves decided to return from the gate,\u201d Nadvi said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; line-height: 28px; letter-spacing: -0.02px;\">The ruling alliance also weighed in, with UP minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar taking a swipe at the Samajwadi Party.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; line-height: 28px; letter-spacing: -0.02px;\">\u201cHad the Samajwadi Party government intended to protect the university, it should have legally transferred the land. Instead, it allowed the university to continue without doing so, and today Azam Khan is facing the consequences,\u201d Rajbhar said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-info single-author \" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: -5px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; letter-spacing: -0.02px;\">\n<div class=\"author-naming\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 24px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; display: inline-block;\">\n<div class=\"author-name-wrap\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Written by:<\/span> <a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: 0px 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/profile\/author\/maulshree-seth\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maulshree Seth<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-publish-date\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; display: inline-block;\"><span class=\"article-read-time\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline-block; align-items: center; gap: 0px; font-weight: bold;\">5 min read<\/span><span class=\"city_article\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; position: relative;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Rampur<\/span><\/span><span class=\"date_update\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; position: relative;\">Updated: Jul 19, 2026 12:16 PM IST<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; line-height: 28px; letter-spacing: -0.02px;\"><span class=\"custom-caption\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 20px; padding: 0px 0px 5px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-style: none none solid; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor #dbdbdb; border-image: none; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #747474; display: block; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; clear: both; line-height: 19px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; letter-spacing: -0.02px;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto; width: 650px;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2026\/07\/Jauhar-University-student-protest.jpg?w=1600\" alt=\"Azam Khan\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><span class=\"ie-custom-caption\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Student Protest outside Mohd Ali Jauhar University, Rampur. 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\">The protest comes days after the Rampur Development Authority (RDA) ordered the demolition of 38 out of the university\u2019s 40 buildings, alleging they were constructed without the required approvals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\">Speaking to <em style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">The Indian Express<\/em>, protesting students said the agitation was aimed at protecting the future of thousands studying at the university.<\/p>\n<div class=\"custom_read_button alsoread-section\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 10px 0px; border-width: 1px 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: #dbdbdb currentcolor; border-image: none; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; 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Our first demand is that no demolition should take place. The administration has also set up a counselling centre outside the university to facilitate admissions elsewhere. That should also be removed because we do not want to leave this university.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; display: flex; max-width: 560px; width: 560px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; border-style: none; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; position: static; visibility: visible; width: 560px; height: 317px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=indianexpress&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2078446834713063637&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Fcities%2Flucknow%2Fazam-khan-jauhar-university-rampur-demolition-order-student-protests-samajwadi-party-10792619%2F&amp;sessionId=7d9a57c68f07981828b5f35850d6bb5a74809bbc&amp;siteScreenName=The%20Indian%20Express&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2078446834713063637\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\">\u201cThe biggest thing is that we get fee concessions here. Students from SC\/ST backgrounds receive a 50 per cent concession. Students who have lost their parents also get concessions. There are professional courses like B.Pharma and D.Pharma, which many of us would not be able to pursue elsewhere,\u201d the student added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\">As the protest gathered momentum, political parties stepped up their campaign over the issue. A day after the Congress raised the matter, AIMIM organised protest marches in different parts of the state against the proposed demolition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\">AIMIM chief <a class=\"keywordtourl\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: 0px 0px; outline: 0px; color: #006298;\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/asaduddin-owaisi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Asaduddin Owaisi<\/a> said the issue was \u201cnot about Azam Khan but about safeguarding Muslims\u2019 right to higher education\u201d, alleging that the BJP and the RSS did not want Muslims to become educated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"adboxtop adsizes\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: center; min-height: 250px;\">\n<div class=\"ie-adtext\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; padding: 1px 0px 10px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Story continues below. <\/span><a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: 0px 0px; outline: 0px; color: #006298;\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/express-plus\/subscription-plan\/?pageCode=15&amp;ref=ad_pos_1\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to see fewer ads.<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"gpt_ad_IE_ROS_ROTATE_1_300X250\" class=\"ad-slot \" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\" data-google-query-id=\"CK7WqOTx5pUDFb_jDQkdZl0KWg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1050432\/www.indianexpress.com\/IE_ROS_CITIES_AS_ROTATE_300X250_0__container__\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0pt; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1050432\/www.indianexpress.com\/IE_ROS_CITIES_AS_ROTATE_300X250_0\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; border-style: none; outline: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1050432\/www.indianexpress.com\/IE_ROS_CITIES_AS_ROTATE_300X250_0\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"a\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\">\u201cThis is not about who built the university. The question is why they do not want Muslims to become teachers, engineers and doctors. They may have ended Azam Khan\u2019s politics and prevented his son from contesting elections, but the university will remain. Thousands of Muslim students are graduating from here, which benefits the country.\u201d Owaisi said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\">Samajwadi Party Rampur MP Mohibullah Nadvi was also prevented from entering the campus. After waiting outside the main gate for around 15 minutes, he said he had come carrying party chief <a class=\"keywordtourl\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: 0px 0px; outline: 0px; color: #006298;\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/akhilesh-yadav\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Akhilesh Yadav<\/a>\u2019s message of support but decided not to enter as it might disturb the students after speaking to the Vice-Chancellor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; display: flex; max-width: 560px; width: 560px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; border-style: none; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; position: static; visibility: visible; width: 560px; height: 317px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=indianexpress&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2078447830524641669&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Fcities%2Flucknow%2Fazam-khan-jauhar-university-rampur-demolition-order-student-protests-samajwadi-party-10792619%2F&amp;sessionId=7d9a57c68f07981828b5f35850d6bb5a74809bbc&amp;siteScreenName=The%20Indian%20Express&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2078447830524641669\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\">\u201cI am a soldier of the party and have come here with Akhilesh ji\u2019s message. The entire party stands with the university and will continue to do so. We spoke to the Vice-Chancellor and, seeing the large crowd and to ensure students\u2019 education is not disrupted, we ourselves decided to return from the gate,\u201d Nadvi said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\">The ruling alliance also weighed in, with UP minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar taking a swipe at the Samajwadi Party.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\">\u201cHad the Samajwadi Party government intended to protect the university, it should have legally transferred the land. Instead, it allowed the university to continue without doing so, and today Azam Khan is facing the consequences,\u201d Rajbhar said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"adboxtop adsizes\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: center; min-height: 250px;\">\n<div class=\"ie-adtext\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; padding: 1px 0px 10px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Story continues below. <\/span><a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: 0px 0px; outline: 0px; color: #006298;\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/express-plus\/subscription-plan\/?pageCode=15&amp;ref=ad_pos_2\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to see fewer ads.<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"gpt_ad_IE_ROS_ROTATE_2_300X250\" class=\"ad-slot \" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\" data-google-query-id=\"CK_WqOTx5pUDFb_jDQkdZl0KWg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1050432\/www.indianexpress.com\/IE_ROS_CITIES_AS_ROTATE_300X250_1__container__\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0pt; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1050432\/www.indianexpress.com\/IE_ROS_CITIES_AS_ROTATE_300X250_1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; border-style: none; outline: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1050432\/www.indianexpress.com\/IE_ROS_CITIES_AS_ROTATE_300X250_1\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"b\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\">The RDA\u2019s demolition order, issued on Wednesday under Section 27 of the UP Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973, gives the university 15 days to remove the allegedly unauthorised structures, failing which the authority will undertake demolition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\">The university is run by the Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust, chaired by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, who is currently in jail. While the Samajwadi Party has termed the demolition proceedings politically motivated, the administration maintains the action is based on violations of planning regulations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 28px;\">Meanwhile, as the protest continued, counsellors assigned by the district administration left the counselling centre near the university gate after their duty hours ended.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rr-element mt-[20px]\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb; margin-top: 20px; color: #111111; font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: normal;\">\n<div class=\"rr-text\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb;\">\n<div class=\"content\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb; margin: 0px;\">In 2023, the<a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb; color: #e0001b; text-decoration: inherit; line-height: 1.4;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outlookindia.com\/topic\/uttar-pradesh\" target=\"_blank\"> Uttar Pradesh <\/a>government cancelled its land lease, alleging that land allotted for setting up a research institute had instead been used to establish a university.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rr-element mt-[20px]\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb; margin-top: 20px; color: #111111; font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: normal;\">\n<div class=\"rr-text\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb;\">\n<div class=\"content\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb; margin: 0px;\">The Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust challenged the decision before the Allahabad High Court, which upheld the cancellation in March 2024. The trust then approached the Supreme Court, which, in October 2024, declined to interfere with the High Court&#8217;s order, allowing the state&#8217;s decision to stand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb; margin: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"rr-element mt-[20px]\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb; margin-top: 20px;\">\n<div class=\"rr-text\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb;\">\n<div class=\"content\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb; margin: 0px;\">The demolition order has drawn sharp political reactions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rr-element mt-[20px]\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb; margin-top: 20px;\">\n<div class=\"rr-text\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb;\">\n<div class=\"content\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb; margin: 0px;\"><a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb; color: #e0001b; text-decoration: inherit; line-height: 1.4;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outlookindia.com\/national\/akhilesh-yadav-targets-bjp-over-ram-temple-donation-row-alleges-widespread-corruption\" target=\"_blank\">Samajwadi Party spokesperson<\/a> Fakhrul Hasan Chand accused the<a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb; color: #e0001b; text-decoration: inherit; line-height: 1.4;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outlookindia.com\/topic\/bjp\" target=\"_blank\"> BJP <\/a>government of pursuing &#8220;a policy of demolition instead of development&#8221;. Describing Mohammad Ali Jauhar University as a centre of learning, he alleged that the state government was targeting educational institutions and said the Samajwadi Party would focus on development if voted to power.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rr-element mt-[20px]\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb; margin-top: 20px;\">\n<div class=\"rr-text\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb;\">\n<div class=\"content\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb; margin: 0px;\">Congress spokesperson Sachin Rawat also criticised the action, alleging that the BJP government was selectively using bulldozer action and government agencies against Opposition leaders. He questioned why similar action was not taken against those associated with the ruling party who faced allegations of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; line-height: 28px; letter-spacing: -0.02px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BJP covernment brings goons to attack student protestors\u00a0in Delhi protesting against official faults in question paper leaks. It also plans to demolish a decades old University just because it has a Muslim name. It is\u00a0silencing students and suppressing democratic dissent. \u2018Our future is at stake\u2019: Jauhar University students begin indefinite sit-in against demolition notice A&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/venusimportexport.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/bjp-versus-indian-education\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/venusimportexport.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/venusimportexport.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/venusimportexport.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/venusimportexport.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/venusimportexport.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1848"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/venusimportexport.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1849,"href":"https:\/\/venusimportexport.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1848\/revisions\/1849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/venusimportexport.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/venusimportexport.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/venusimportexport.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}