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Delhi School of Journalism students demand OSD Sanjay Verma’s resignation, alleging gender bias, casteism, harassment and arbitrary marking.
Delhi University students protest on October 14, demanding the resignation of the Delhi School of Journalism OSD.
Students of Delhi University’s Delhi School of Journalism (DSJ) protested against Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Sanjay Verma, alleging gender discrimination, intimidating remarks towards female students and irregularities in academic assessments.
The demonstration also highlighted concerns over women’s safety, poor infrastructure, faculty shortages and a lack of practical training facilities despite the fees charged by the institution.
The protest reportedly began after an exchange between Verma and a female student, who objected to being addressed in a manner she considered disrespectful. The confrontation escalated when the student questioned why she was not being addressed by her name.
According to students, the incident became a flashpoint for wider frustration over the administration’s conduct and the treatment of female students.
Students Demand OSD Sanjay Verma’s Resignation
The protest is underway on October 14, 2026, outside the Arts Faculty, in front of the Law Faculty at Delhi University, where students of the Delhi School of Journalism are demanding the resignation of OSD Sanjay Verma.
The protesters have accused him of gender bias, inappropriate behaviour towards female students and unfair treatment in academic matters. Students have also alleged that internal assessment marks are awarded arbitrarily and that their requests to know their marks often go unanswered.
They further claimed that students who question the administration or raise concerns face body-shaming and emotional and mental harassment. These allegations, raised by protesting students, have added to their demand for accountability and the OSD’s resignation.
A former DSJ student, whose identity has been withheld, said:
“I wanted to submit my assignments and dissertation, but it was very strange to see that different rules seemed to apply to different students. I felt that the OSD treated male and female students differently, and I was not the only girl who experienced this. He clearly discriminated against me and some other female students during the submission process.
Many girls also reported being called out and intimidated. We were allegedly told things like, ‘Tumhare maa-baap ko hum bata denge ki tum college mein kya karti ho’ (We will tell your parents what you do at college). Hearing such remarks from someone holding such a senior position was deeply humiliating.
While the assignments of male students who were late were accepted, girls like me were made to wait outside his office for the entire day. One of my friends and I stood outside his office for hours, waiting for an opportunity to speak to him, but he was not willing to listen to us even for a single minute.
This was how we felt we were being treated and humiliated during our submissions. He made the entire process extremely distressing for us. The way we were treated left me feeling humiliated and mentally disturbed. I felt mentally tortured by the experience”.
Students Flag Women’s Safety, Poor Infrastructure
Students also questioned the condition of campus washrooms, alleging that damaged doors and inadequate facilities compromised privacy and raised concerns about women’s safety.
They flagged insufficient medical facilities and questioned the utilisation of student fees, arguing that the infrastructure did not meet their expectations of a Delhi University institution.
Their demands include better-equipped laboratories, television studios, production control rooms (PCRs), radio rooms, recording equipment and teleprompters for practical journalism training. Students also raised concerns over faculty shortages and alleged inconsistencies in internal assessment (IA) and continuous assessment (CA) marks.
Students Demand Accountability
The protest has brought scrutiny to both the OSD’s alleged conduct and the institution’s handling of student grievances. Students are seeking fair assessment practices, gender-sensitive treatment, improved facilities and greater transparency in the administration.
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