LUCKNOW, May 26 -- Students of Lucknow University staged a protest on Monday amid talks about the dress code directive for university students across the state. They marched from the Red Building to Gate No. 1 of the university. Their request to submit a memorandum to the vice chancellor was denied.

The students argued the dress code curtails personal freedom and alleged potential corruption in awarding contracts for uniforms. They also demanded that the VC and faculty adopt the dress code first. As soon as the students reached Gate No. 1 and began blocking the road in front of the gate, police forces detained the protesting students.

"A university is a centre for freedom of thoughts and personality development, not a place of uniformit...