By Admin 
A major change has taken place in Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Now the system has been removed from the university library, under which students were allowed to enter after registering their faces. The student union had been raising its voice against this ‘Face Recognition System’ for a long time. JNU Students Union (JNUSU) had protested calling it a ‘violation of students’ rights’. At the same time, it was also claimed that due to the face recognition system, the democratic tradition of the university campus is being harmed.
The students said that any kind of monitoring system in the university is wrong. This should be removed. After a long fight, the university administration has surrendered to the demands of the students. Now the students have expressed happiness over the removal of this system and have called it a victory for the struggle of the student community.
System implemented without students’ knowledge
The student union had claimed that the university administration had earlier assured them that before any major decision, students would be discussed and the new system would be implemented only after consultation by forming a committee. However, nothing like this happened. Students claimed that librarian Manorama Tripathi was constantly trying to implement and advance the new system. There was no discussion with the students.
Students say that before implementing the rules, neither any committee was formed nor the students were informed about it. Just kept the system moving forward while hiding the matter.
‘Why is the library being made a check post’- Student
There was also resentment from the students that the JNU library has been converted into a ‘checkpost’. This is a protected space that should be equally accessible to every student. In such a situation, the union had appealed to the students to oppose any kind of controlling system if it is implemented in the campus.