India, March 23 -- The All India Students' Association has accused Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) administration of suspending an MA second year student for criticising vice chancellor Anu Singh Lather's Republic Day speech this year and demanded immediate revocation of the order.

The student of Global Studies, who is an activist of the left-wing student organisation, was suspended for a period of one full semester and debarred from entry into any campuses of the university.

The university administration, in its suspension order dated March 21, said the action was taken for "an act of indiscipline involving sharing of derogative and disrespectful language against the head of the institution".

An AISA statement claimed the VC in her Re...