Guwahati, March 21 -- Assam University Silchar (AUS) has refused to allow students to organize a Daawat-e-Iftaar on campus during Ramadan, saying it wants to follow the secular principles of the Indian Constitution.

The event, which was a religious feast, was planned by students from undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programs.

However, after the university's decision, the students had to cancel it. They called the decision unfair and said it went against their religious beliefs.

A postgraduate student said similar events had been held in the past two years, with university officials, including the registrar, attending. "We pay for the Daawat-e-Iftaar ourselves with personal contributions. But now, with this delay in permission,...