Overview
- Associate professor Sarover Zaidi was suspended for one semester, from February 1 to July 31, after a complaint alleged she compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Adolf Hitler during a class.
- The action followed a human-rights complaint by a student's father alleging his son was targeted for praising the government, the prime minister, and the Indian Army.
- An internal JGU review found two allegations prima facie true, including classroom discussions on Operation Sindoor and political advertising that drew a historical comparison to Nazi propaganda, leading to a fresh show-cause notice on January 24.
- The HHRC has requested reports from the University Grants Commission, the Sonipat police commissioner, and the university, and it continues to examine audio recordings submitted by the student.
- Zaidi has denied malicious intent, calling the remarks a polemical classroom technique, while a second faculty member, Ekta Chauhan, also received a show-cause notice and has denied the allegations.