India, Oct. 20 -- Two student organisations at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) have issued their statements following the recent police action and FIR registered against students who held a gathering on campus. The incident, which involved a small group of students marking the death anniversary of former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba, has sparked debate over freedom of expression, campus democracy, and institutional accountability.

In its statement released on Saturday, the Progressive Students Forum (PSF) alleged that the police action was a "shameful attempt to criminalise student expression," and accused the TISS administration of transforming a democratic academic space into one of "repression and surveillance."...