The 18-year-old Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) of the JNU was dissolved Monday, and was replaced by the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC). The ICC’s NGO representative is from ‘Sampurna’, run by Shobha Vijender, the wife of Delhi BJP leader Vijender Gupta. The ICC will henceforth replace the existing GSCASH,” read the order. The move was criticised by both teachers and students, with the JNUSU burning an effigy of the Vice-Chancellor in protest. Responding to allegations of political interference in the ICC, Shobha Vijender said, “I’m a professional social worker.

Source: Indian Express September 19, 2017 00:58 UTC