‘Future at stake’: India moves to demolish university Muslim leader founded

Rampur, India – More than 100 people sit cross-legged on mats, braving the brutal July heat, as they raise slogans and wave the national flag in a north Indian town.Barely 200km (132 miles) from the capital, New Delhi, where thousands of youths demanding education reforms just forced a minister to resign, a group of students, alumni and residents are holding an indefinite sit-in to oppose the planned demolition of 38 of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University’s 40 buildings.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Kashmir, spying, demolitions: How Modi’s India embraced ‘Israel model’list 2 of 4After the bulldozer: Indian Muslims grapple with loss amid demolished homeslist 3 of 4Are India’s bulldozer demolitions delivering justice or targeting Muslims?list 4 of 4What next for India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement after education minister sackedend of listNamed after a freedom fighter who fought against British rule, the university was founded by prominent Muslim politician Azam Khan in Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh state. Khan established the Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust in 2003, which oversaw the university’s establishment three years later.On July 15, when protests led by the Cockroach Janta P...