India, Feb. 18 -- Days after clashes during a protest in support of University Grants Commission (UGC) equity rules, Delhi University (DU) has banned public meetings, processions, demonstrations and protests of any kind on campus for a month, citing concerns over obstruction of traffic, threats to safety and disturbance of public peace.

The university's decision to shut down protests for a month is not an isolated administrative reflex but a response to a series of events that rocked mainly the North Campus over the past week.

In an order issued on February 17, DU Proctor Manoj Kumar Singh said, "This order is issued in view of information received indicating that unrestricted public gatherings, processions, or demonstrations on campus ...