New security measures on carrying cigarettes and alcohol in campus spark protests at Ashoka University

Students at Ashoka University in Haryana’s Sonipat are on a warpath against the administration after it clamped new security measures involving a vehicle check and prohibition on carrying cigarettes and alcohol on campus. The new protocols, reportedly outlined in a January 13 email by the varsity’s Vice President of Operations, also include shifting student movement to another gate, Gate 2, and submitting students to pocket checks.