Umar Khalid to challenge JNU panel recommendation upholding his rustication

JNU student Umar Khalid on Friday said that the students will not "lie low" and vowed to challenge in court the University panels' recommendation upholding his rustication in connection with the February 9, 2016 incident.

In a statement released on social media, Khalid said, this is the third time in the last two years that the administration has come up with a rustication order against him in the case — an order that has been twice set aside by the courts.

"We once again reject this farce of an enquiry along with its findings and verdict. It is against all principles of natural justice, and is riddled with contradictions, lies and malice which will soon be exposed again. We will once again challenge this in court," he added.

The PhD scholar said that they were being "targeted in a systematic and a malafide manner by an enquiry that was prejudiced against us from day one".

"An administration that has been running at the orders of the ruling BJP and the RSS, was at no point of time in a position of impartiality to conduct this enquiry. The court has repeatedly found faults with the enquiry process and have vindicated our