Ashoka University Row: Economics Department Writes Open Letter, Cites Threat to Academic Freedom
The Ashoka University had earlier distanced itself from the paper,
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The Ashoka University had earlier distanced itself from the paper,
The university had earlier distanced itself from the paper, "Democratic Backsliding in the World's Largest Democracy", in which Sabyasachi Das argued that the BJP won a disproportionate share of closely contested parliamentary seats in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, especially in states where it was the ruling party at the time. The research was published on the Social Science Research Network on July 25.
Das' colleagues have written to the Governing Body threatening a faculty exodus if he is not offered reinstatement. | Latest News India
Das had claimed that the alleged electoral manipulation by the BJP also appeared to have taken the form of targeted electoral discrimination against Muslims, 'partly facilitated by weak monitoring by election observers.'