Tension in AMU After Holi Row, Student Leaders Boycott Classes

A section of Aligarh Muslim University students on Friday boycotted classes over a row over Holi celebration on campus. The student leaders asked others not to attend classes against what they called a “one-sided action” by the authorities in connection with a clash between two groups over holi celebrations.

According to a senior university official, shortly after classes began Friday morning, a group of students arrived at some faculties and managed to dissuade students from attending classes and called for an “indefinite boycott.” They have also given a call for a protest march after Friday prayers in the afternoon. AMU spokesman Omar Peerzada told .