IIT Bombay faces flak after 'imposing Rs 10k fine on student for eating meat at vegetarian table'

The institute has also initiated an inquiry to identify other students allegedly involved in the protest on 28 September, media reports said...

The Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle (APPSC), a student group at IIT-B, condemned the reported decision in a post on X.. @iitbombay has imposed a fine of Rs 10000 on the students who had stood against the food segregation policy of the institute by a peaceful act of individual civil disobedience..

Amol Matele, vice-president of the Nationalist Congress Partys youth wing, also criticised the reported action, saying food is a personal choice.The fine imposed on the student is condemnable and if this is not taken back, then the Nationalist Youth Congresswill protest strongly against it, Matele said in a post on X.. "Vegetarian Only" . . , ,..

In its email to students dated 27 September, the mess council apprised students of the new rule and said that any violation identified by the mess team (Council) will attract proper action and imposition of appropriate penalties...

This act was a premeditated attempt to disrupt the peace and harmony within the mess, in defiance of the advice provided by the Associate Dean SA (Students Affairs), the document said.. @iitbombay has imposed a fine of Rs 10000 on the students who had stood against the food segregation policy of the institute by a peaceful act of individual civil disobedience..

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