In an unprecedented development, the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) administration has expelled two Bangladeshi students over anti-India remarks and vulgar comments against women on social media. Apart from the two, the administration has also issued a warning letter to one Bangladeshi student.
According to media reports, three Bangladeshi nationals studying at the University had shared anti-India content on social media. This included obscene comments against India, temples and women in their native language, Bengali.
After the post, University students lodged a complaint about the matter to the administration, asking for suspension for the accused three Bangladeshi nationals. The outeraged student community asked to cancel their visa and deport them to Bangladesh.
The formal complaint has been written and submitted to the proctor by a student named Akhil Kaushal, a post-graduation student of AMU, along with some other students.
As evidence, screenshots have been shared with the administration. AMU started investigating the matter and found them guilty for the remarks.
The three Bangladeshi nationals have also been identified. Mehmood Hasan has already graduated from AMU and is currently enrolled in the LLB programme, and Mohammed Arif-ur-Rehman, on the other hand, is pursuing a BA (Economics) and has been expelled. The third student, Mohammed Arif-ur-Rehman, received a warning letter from the administration.
The trio referred to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) as an ‘extremist outfit’ and made various anti-India and anti-Hindu remarks.
Official statement issued by AMU admin
In an official statement, the AMU administration said, “These two students (Mehmood Hasan and Samiul Islam) will not be able to get admission to AMU…He (Mohammed Arif-ur-Rehman) will not be admitted to the University for further studies after he completes his course.”
The diplomatic relationship between India and Bangladesh has already strained over the persecution of religious minorities, particularly Hindus and anti-India comments/posts by the members of Mohammad Yunus’ interim government after the ouster of democratically elected Sheikh Hasina’s government.
Notably, Bangladeshi students are India’s third-largest foreign student community, and they are under Jayanti Scholarships (SJS), ICCR, and ITEC scholarship programmes offered by the Indian government.
