MP: Students Protest at Barkatullah University, Accuse Warden of Restricting Religious Freedom and Threatening Expulsion

Bhopal – Chaos erupted at Barkatullah University in Bhopal on Monday when female students accused the hostel warden of preventing them from visiting the campus temple. Following the allegations, the students launched a protest and began a sit-in demonstration.

Student Preeti Pawar stated that there is a temple within the Barkatullah University campus. According to her, students were prohibited from visiting the temple and participating in readings of the Sundarkand (a chapter from the Ramayana). She also claimed they were warned against attending any Sundarkand gatherings and that any violators would face disciplinary action.

Karishma Pawar, another student, alleged that on October 22, after attending a Sundarkand recitation at the Hanuman temple on campus, the students returned to the hostel ten minutes late. She stated that the warden scolded them and warned that if anyone went to the temple without permission, they would face action and could even be expelled from the hostel.

Student Bharti accused the warden of scolding and verbally abusing them, saying that the warden’s behavior was unacceptable and that she had no right to prevent anyone from worshipping.

The students allege that the warden has imposed a ban on their temple visits and threatened them with expulsion from the hostel if they go. In response, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) organized a protest on campus. Additionally, students gathered outside the Vice Chancellor's office and expressed their dissent by singing Ram Dhun.

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