Allahabad University: Students hunger strike continues throughout the day in protest against 400 percent fee hike

Pankaj Prasad
Allahabad University Protest
Allahabad University Protest

The students of Allahabad University have been protesting. On Thursday, the students took out the funeral procession of the Vice Chancellor.

The students of Allahabad University have been protesting. At the same time, the university administration is also adamant on not making any kind of compromise. On Thursday, the students took out the funeral procession of the Vice Chancellor. They broke the lock of the gate of the student union building. Meanwhile, Chief Proctor harsh Kumar, Prof. Harsh Kumar also had a scuffle with the students. The students allege that the Chief Proctor has killed a student. The badly injured student is admitted in the hospital.

Anger over 400 percent fee hike

The 792th day of the continuous fast of the Students Union Joint Sangharsh Samiti, demanding the reinstatement of the student union in Allahabad University, remained in turmoil. Along with the resumption of the student union, the students' movement has been intensifying against the 400 percent fee hike. On Thursday, the students took out the Vice Chancellor's carnivore, but the police and the Proctorial Board present there snatched the carnival. During this there was also a scuffle between the two sides.

Chief Proctor alleges of pushing

Chief Proctor Prof. Harsh Kumar (Chief Proctor harsh Kumar) has alleged that in the presence of the police, the students kept pushing with the professors. Despite this, the police did not take any step. Pro. Harsh Kumar said that if the police do not arrest these agitating students, then they themselves will register an FIR against them. If FIR is not registered then he himself will sit on dharna. The Chief Proctor says that many outsiders have also entered the students' movement. These people are spreading anarchy.

Locked the gate of the student union building, the students broke

In the midst of all this tussle, the security guards of Allahabad University locked the gate of the student union building. This angered the students and they broke the lock and opened the gate. On receiving the news of the uproar, Chief Proctor Prof. Harsh Kumar (Chief Proctor harsh Kumar) and many other professors came to the student union building gate. He tried to close the gate again. During this, there was fierce fighting and clashes between the students and the members of the Proctorial Board. The Chief Proctor alleges that someone kicked a professor in this scuffle. Professor Harsh Kumar has already lodged FIR against 15 named and 100 unknown students.

Allegations of kicking professor are false: student

The allegation of the agitating students kicking the Chief Proctor is completely fabricated. Students never forget their limits. The Chief Proctor is making such allegations to defame him. While the Chief Proctor along with the security guards of the university misbehaved with the students. He was also constantly provoking the policemen to use sticks. Students have accused the security guards of beating up several students.

Professor gave support to the movement

On Thursday, a professor of the university has supported the fast unto death in protest against the 400% fee hike. The professor made a statement in favor of the students that the level of education in a country whose education system is free is at the top. The level of education in a country whose education system is expensive is at the lowest level. He promised to support the students in protesting against the fee hike. State Vice President of Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha Sandeep Yadav reached Allahabad University to support the fee hike movement. He said that the university administration wants to deprive the students of their right to study.

Students continue their fast unto death

Student leader Ajay Yadav Samrat, university student union vice president and state president NSUI Akhilesh Yadav, Ajay Pandey rebel, Saswat Nitin Bhushan, Siddharth Golu sat on the fast. Student leaders Ayush Priyadarshi, Rahul Patel, Harendra Yadav, Jitendra Dhanraj, Satyam Kushwaha, Anand MP, Mubashir Haroon, Harikesh Harry, Amit Dwivedi, Chandrashekhar Chaudhary, Akash, Shivbali Yadav, Yashwant, Mohd. Saif, Mohd. Ashfaq, Ateeq, Manjit Patel etc. were also present in the fast.