Overview
- Following Wednesday's convocation at Haridev Joshi University in Jaipur, students protested after only 12 gold medallists received degrees on stage.
- Some raised slogans and lay down in front of Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa's vehicle, and he returned to the auditorium to hand out degrees to other students.
- A video of a student’s pointed remark spread online, capturing anger over time, dress codes, and travel costs that families took on for an expected on-stage moment.
- The university conferred 271 degrees, including two PhDs, with 12 gold medals and 35 merit certificates, covering students who finished in 2024 and 2025.
- Speeches by Governor Haribhau Bagde and Speaker Vasudev Devnani pressed for ethics and accuracy in the digital era, as agency copy stressed those themes while local reports centered on the protest and its swift resolution.