The Jawaharlal Nehu University Students’ Union (JNUSU) on Sunday (August 9, 2026) hit out at the JNU administration for cancelling a discussion on the book “Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power”, written by former student Umar Khalid, to be held at SSS-1 auditorium on August 10. The JNUSU in a statement said discussing a book was a fundamental part of academic culture and democratic engagement on any university campus. The JNUSU further said cancelling a room did not cancel a conversation and that the programme would take place outside the venue. ABVP JNU also protested against the administrative officials who granted permission for this event glorifying the traitor Umar Khalid,” the ABVP said. ABVP JNU president Mayank Panchal said, “JNU cannot be a platform for glorifying a traitor accused of serious anti-national activities and violence.