Students at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, argue that the most recent circular has gone too far in limiting democratic freedoms on campus.  Just days after suspending a Dalit PhD scholar and placing nationwide restrictions on his campus access for his involvement in a January demonstration outside Parliament, the institute has now released another circular imposing even tighter constraints on engagement with political matters.

The new directive prohibits faculty and students from organising or participating in demonstrations, protests, or processions of any kind within and in front of the gates of all TISS campuses. Additionally, it extends the restrictions to online activities, prohibiting students and faculty from initiating or engaging in online petitions, marches, flash mobs, or even viewing, screening, or broadcasting events, seminars, workshops, meetings, etc., related to political issues.