Overview
- Parts of the North Delhi campus were covered in tents and decor for a February 10 wedding, with students saying facilities were repurposed and access restricted.
- More than 200 students, led by SFI with participation from ABVP and DUSU leaders, demonstrated over what they called misuse of a publicly funded institution.
- Protesters alleged the sports ground was cordoned off, the Khelo Hansraj tournament was disrupted or shifted, and the closed boys’ hostel was readied for guests, citing safety and fairness concerns.
- Delhi University Registrar Vikas Gupta said residents may host private functions on campus, while Principal Rama Sharma said staff are permitted to use certain facilities and asserted no guests stayed in the hostel.
- The college issued a letter accepting student demands, promising transparent fest budgeting by February 14, no disciplinary action against protesters, and no hostel accommodation for guests, as students warned of renewed action if commitments lapse.