Less than a month after the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) administration came under the scanner for reminding its employees that they cannot take part in protests against the government while on duty, some government-funded institutes have now allegedly come down heavily on scientists protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

After the Bill was presented, the scientists' community issued a public letter online condemning CAA. Till date the letter has received about 2,000 signatures. It has now come to the fore that the administrations of such institutes have sent emails to their scientists asking them not to take part in the protest.