New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has strongly condemned reports that students were instructed to "bow" ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to IIT Delhi, alleging that such instructions violated constitutional provisions for government educational institutions and scientific temper.

The controversy arose around preparations for a convocation ceremony where the Prime Minister conferred the most prestigious honours, including the President's Gold Medal, Director's Gold Medal, Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal, and Perfect Ten Gold Medals, to the meritorious students. Reports emerged that students were instructed to bow their heads while receiving medals from the Prime Minister and asked to stand during the Vedic...