Hyderabad, March 17 -- Mild tension gripped Osmania University as student activists from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a protest against the decision of varsity administration to ban demonstrations on campus.

Several protestors and ABVP leaders were detained by the police on Monday.

ABVP protests gathered at Osmania University Arts College

The controversy erupted after the university administration issued a circular that prohibits protests within the campus premises.

Opposing the decision, ABVP activists gathered at the Arts College on Sunday and burned copies of the circular. They called the decision undemocratic and accused the Vice Chancellor of imposing a dictatorial policy.

Detentions and police action

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