* AMU Hindu Students to Approach PM Modi After Denied Permission for Holi Celebrations*
Aligarh: Hindu students at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) are planning to write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after they were denied permission to organize Holi celebrations at the university. The request to hold a Holi Milan event at the Non-Resident Students’ Centre (NRSC) Club on March 9 was reportedly turned down.
LLM student Akhil Kaushal, who sought approval from the university’s proctor and vice-chancellor, expressed his concerns about the denial, questioning why Holi celebrations were not permitted when other religious festivals like Iftar parties, Muharram processions, and Eid Miladunnabi celebrations were allowed. Kaushal argued that this constituted religious discrimination, calling for equal treatment of all religious festivals at the university.
Professor Mohammad Wasim Ali, the university’s proctor, responded by clarifying that there was no official ban on Holi celebrations at AMU. He stated that students have celebrated Holi on campus in previous years without needing formal permission and that the issue was being blown out of proportion.
However, Kaushal and other students remain resolute in raising the matter with PM Modi and the Ministry of Education, demanding that Holi Milan celebrations be allowed if other religious festivals are granted permission at the university.
