1. Tamil Nadu govt withdraws directive restricting students from joining Left, CJP protests

Tamil Nadu govt withdraws directive restricting students from joining Left, CJP protests

India

  • Tamil Nadu CM Vijay on Wednesday withdrew the directive to prevent students from joining Left and CJP protests.
  • The August 17 order asked college principals to coordinate with police and submit action reports by August 20.
  • CJP co-convener Saurav Das called the directive unconstitutional, while BJP leader Vinoj P Selvam had backed it.
  • The directive was withdrawn after widespread criticism of restricting student participation in protests.

Source: moneycontrol.com

Get 100 stories a day on the app Read, watch & listen · Free on iOS & Android

Newer

Older