Rohtak, Oct. 31 -- In a reply to the Haryana State Commission for Women, Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) officials have accused student leaders of provoking sanitation workers to continue their protest over an alleged incident of harassment.

Prof Bhagat Singh, who is in charge of general administration and director of estate, stated in his written response that student leaders Vikram Dumolia, Pradeep Mota, and Himanshu Kangda "instigated the women sanitation workers to prolong the protest for their personal and political interests."

Singh said the alleged incident occurred on the afternoon of October 26, when around 30 to 35 sanitation workers were cleaning a road near the university's sports complex under the supervision of three su...