Pandit also met members of the students' union and the ABVP on Wednesday. Recalling her time as a student at the university, she said that there were no religious festivals allowed at

that time. "But in the last 20 years, this has been permitted. It is very difficult to stop that because people are very sensitive towards such things. As long as it is done peacefully,

we have no issues. This identity has become very strong nowadays," she stressed.