LUCKNOW, Feb. 23 -- Students of Lucknow University (LU) gathered on campus on Sunday to protest the alleged illegal construction of fencing around Lal Baradari, a heritage monument within the university premises protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). They demanded that the university clarify whether it obtained the required ASI clearance before carrying out the work.

The protest, led by members of the Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha and the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), also raised concerns about access for Muslim students and community members who offer prayers at a mosque, claimed to have been built inside the over 200-year-old Lal Baradari, during Ramzan.

"The gate where our Muslim brothers come to offer prayers h...