Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) said that students found raising objectionable slogans against PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday night will face “disciplinary measures including immediate suspension, expulsion and permanent debarment from the University”.

The statement comes after the University sought the registration of an FIR in connection with the incident.

Students “associated with the JNUSU” had organised a programme to observe the sixth anniversary of the 2020 violence, under the title “A Night of Resistance with Guerrilla Dhaba,” according to a letter from university’s Security Department to the Vasant Kunj (North) Police.

According to the letter, around 30-35 students, including four JNUSU members, had gathered at the event, organised around 10 pm, on January 5 — on the day the Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Northeast Delhi riots case. While initially the gathering “appeared to be limited to commemorating the said anniversary” its nature and tone changed significantly.

The Supreme Court rejected the bail pleas of Khalid and Imam, citing “hierarchy of participation” in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots case.