India, March 6 -- Nearly 10 days after receiving no response from the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Dhananjay has submitted another complaint against vice-chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

Referring to remarks made by the vice-chancellor about the Dalit community in a podcast interview, Dhananjay said on Thursday that a hostile atmosphere against students from Dalit and other marginalised communities still prevails.

"The applicant (Dhananjay) herein is a PhD scholar, pursuing his degree from Jawarharlal Nehru University and is a person belonging from the Dalit had on February 25, preferred an applic...