New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday cancelled permission for an August 10 discussion on the book 'Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power' by former student Umar Khalid organised by the student union (SU) "because of non-disclosure of the full facts" about the programme. The JNUSU said the discussion will now be held outside the School of Social Sciences building. In a post on X, the university said, "JNU is a democratic and decentralised institution. The permission was given by Dean, SSS who has taken action as well in cancelling the event." It added, "The booking of the auditorium SSS-1 stands cancelled because of non-disclosure of the full facts about the program which is going to take place on 10th August 2026 from 3 pm to 6 pm." When asked for comment, JNU shared a link of the post on X with HT and did not elaborate further. JNUSU said, "The JNUSU strongly condemns the arbitrary and authoritarian decision of the JNU administration to cancel the booking of the SSS-1 auditorium for a scheduled discussion on Umar Khalid's book on the World Adivasi Day." Meanwhile, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) JNU president Mayank Panchal said, "The campus of JNU cannot become a platform for glorifying an individual who is an accused in cases related to anti-national activities."...