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Jauhar University demolition order sparks extended protests

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Jauhar University demolition order intensifies sparks extended protests

The anti‑encroachment drive that began in Delhi extended to Uttar Pradesh, where the Rampur Development Authority (RDA) issued a demolition notice on 15 July 2026 for 38 of the 40 buildings on the Mohammad Ali Jauhar University campus, including its mosque. invoking the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973. Students responded with began an indefinite sit‑in at the main gate, demanding withdrawal of the order be withdrawn. order. Vice‑Chancellor Prof. Dr. Zaheeruddin argued that maintains the structures were completed by 2016 and that the RDA’s RDA jurisdiction only began in 2024, making rendering the notice retroactive. A hearing is was scheduled for 29 July. On 25 July, and the RDA later granted a 15‑day extension, setting a deadline of 5 August and warning that bulldozers and cost‑recovery measures would be employed if compliance was not achieved. A nine‑member Samajwadi Party (SP) delegation of MPs, led by Akhilesh Yadav, travelled to Yadav visited Rampur to assess the demolition notice and warned the administration against proceeding until legal and administrative issues are resolved. The SP described on 25 July, describing the move action as politically motivated and harmful to poor, Dalit and minority students. The RDA has granted a 15‑day extension to remove the unauthorized structures, after An interim stay was subsequently issued, which demolition may resume under the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973. The episode deepens university says merely postpones the clash between state authorities and deadline rather than cancels demolition. Activist Razia Masood condemned the university community, adding move as a student‑led sit‑in sweeping misuse of power. Protests have broadened to include alumni, local residents and the broader protest landscape. youth movement Cockroach Janta Party, while a minister resigned in New Delhi amid nationwide education‑reform demonstrations. Around 3,000 students remain on the 250‑acre campus as legal battles continue.

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