India, Sept. 16 -- New Delhi

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration issued a proctorial notice to Jawaharlal Nehru University student union's (JNUSU) president, Nitish Kumar, and several others on September 10, summoning them to a hearing over allegations of vandalism and intimidation during protests last month.

The protests were held against new biometric access gates to the central library. The JNUSU labelled it an "unjust enquiry" and called for a protest on Tuesday.

The notice from the JNU proctor's office, accessed by HT, reads, "You are alleged to have been involved in a protest in front of the main gate of the Dr B R Ambedkar Central Library, where you disrupted official work and threatened library staff on 20th Au...