The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has canceled the booking of its SSS-1 auditorium for a public discussion on Umar Khalid's book, Fractured Communities, scheduled for August 10. The event was organized by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) to mark Tribal Day or Adivasi Diwas. However, the university administration cited incomplete event details as the reason for the cancellation. Originally booked by Dr Avinash Kumar of the Centre for International Legal Studies (CISLS), the university claimed that it failed to provide complete details about the proposed event in the venue request form. JNU emphasized its commitment to transparency in the use of auditoriums and other spaces on campus, stating that the cancellation was due to non-disclosure of full facts about the August 10 program. Notably, several prominent speakers were expected to participate, including Prof. Prabhu Mohapatra, Prof. Uma Chakravarti, Shuddhabrata Sengupta, Harsh Mander, and Bano Jyotsna Lahiri. The university urged all concerned to take note of the cancellation, emphasizing its democratic and decentralized processes in the decision-making process.