New Delhi, March 3 -- The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA) held a meeting on Monday to protest the recent casteist remarks allegedly made by vice-chancellor Shantishree Dhulipudi and the arrest of 14 students who were part of a protest march last week.

The meeting was attended by members of multiple political parties, including Congress Rajya Sabha member Mukul Wasnik and former Rajya Sabha member and current Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat. Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya and CPI member Dinesh Varshney were also present.

"We are demanding the resignation of the vice-chancellor, as caste-based practices are already being carr...