India, Aug. 12 -- Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) on Tuesday withdrew a notification for an elocution competition named "Voice of Devendra" after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis amid protests over the move.

Congress's student wing, the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), was among the student groups that held protests over the competition on Tuesday. The protesters shouted slogans and demanded the resignation of acting National Social Scheme (NSS) director Sadanand Bhosale. They sought an assurance that no politically-linked events would be organised on campus.

Private organisations Swarambh Foundation, IFELLOW Foundation, and Nashik Pratisthan wrote to SPPU's NSS wing seeking to hold the competition in Fadnavis's honour....