A controversy erupted at Guru Ghasidas University in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, after Vice-Chancellor Alok Kumar Chakrawal asked writer Manoj Rupda to leave a seminar. Rupda stated the incident was an insult to the literary community, criticizing a mindset that harasses artists and writers. Sahitya Akademi president Madhav Kaushik condemned the V-C's conduct, vowing to withhold future academy seminars and funding from the university.