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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNEW DELHI: Tensions have flared at Delhi University\u2019s Hansraj College after the administration suspended around 30 students, including four office-bearers of the Students\u2019 Union, over allegations ranging from defaming the institution on social media to using derogatory language, according to ANI.The notices were issued between April 20 and 25, following incidents of alleged violence and misconduct during the college\u2019s annual fest held on April 8 and 9.In a notice dated April 25, the college administration said the union office-bearers have been placed under suspension with immediate effect, pending disciplinary proceedings. Those suspended include four elected representatives of the Hansraj College Students\u2019 Union for 2025-26.According to the notices, the students have been barred from entering the college premises during the suspension period, except to appear for examinations and internal assessments. The duration of the suspension has not been specified, with the order termed \u201cinterim\u201d and effective until further directions.The first notice, issued on April 20, was against a single student. It stated that the student had been found involved in acts of indiscipline, including defamation of the institution and use of derogatory language against teaching and non-teaching staff.A second notice named 14 students for alleged involvement in \u201cacts of indiscipline, physical violence, and disruption of campus order\u201d during the annual fest.College principal Prof. (Dr.) Rama could not be reached for comment at the time of filing this report.The action has drawn sharp criticism from the Delhi University Students\u2019 Union (DUSU), which termed it \u201ca brazen attack on student democracy and an outright abuse of administrative power\u201d.DUSU President Aryaman Sai said, \u201cThese are the very representatives who sit on protests for days, fighting for student rights, so what exactly is their crime? Speaking the truth? Exposing administrative failures?\u201d Alleging an attempt to \u201ccrush student leadership\u201d, Sai added that \u201csilencing elected voices is not governance, it is fear,\u201d and demanded \u201cimmediate and unconditional revocation\u201d of the suspensions.\u201cCampuses are meant for dissent, dialogue, and accountability — not authoritarian crackdowns. Students will not be bullied. Students will not be silenced,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n