National Law University stir: Protesting students marked absent in exam
Bharat Khanna | TNN | Updated: Mar 19, 2019, 10:07 IST
The girl students have been demanding round-the-clock hostel entry. PATIALA: After Punjabi university now the Pinjra Tod movement has spread its wings in National Law University. The girl students are demanding flexible hostel timings and equal rights in hostel rules.
The students who have been protesting over their demands including revocation of suspension of six students and extension of hostel timings for girl students, are also demanding to form a student body as per rules and regulations. However, they alleged that the university authorities are not allowing them to do so. The students in the Rajiv Gandhi National law University have been protesting since Friday in front of the vice-chancellor's office.
The girl students scaled the hostel gate to participate in the protest as they are demanding extension of hostel entry timings. The students said the university authorities besides imposing unwanted restrictions on them also pass on objectionable comments.
"After 11 PM, we are not allowed to use the common washrooms in the girls' hostel. The wardens do not allow us to stand in the corridors and if found using the washroom or standing in the corridor we are passed lewd comments," said, one of the protester and hostel inmate. She added that this is a case of human rights violation as we are being denied basic amenities.
The girls claimed that boys have round the clock access to hostel and are also allowed to go to library till 1 am whereas girls aren't allowed to go out of their rooms after 11 PM, leave aside library. They demanded that university should not discriminate in hostel rules.
Students missed their first exam of mid semester on Monday as part of the protest at they had already announced to boycott examinations or to participate in any administrative activity unless their demands are met.
"We are not going to attend classes or appear in any examination until our demands are met. The university has to revoke suspension of six students as the authorities want to suppress the students," said another protesting student.
PUCSC president Kanupriya said "The university should have set an example for others but they are themselves violating the laws. It is a kind of illegal detention for the girls who are locked inside their rooms. The girls should have equal rights as given to the boys. It is the patriarchal system that had blocked the mind of university authorities."
Vice-chancellor Paramjit Singh Jaswal could not be contacted however, registrar Naresh Kumar said, "All the allegations being labelled by the students are baseless and false.The students were asked to discuss their demands including the hostel timings of girls and revocation of suspended students but they refused to come and discuss the issues with us. Students do not trust any of the authorities including the VC."
The students who have been protesting over their demands including revocation of suspension of six students and extension of hostel timings for girl students, are also demanding to form a student body as per rules and regulations. However, they alleged that the university authorities are not allowing them to do so. The students in the Rajiv Gandhi National law University have been protesting since Friday in front of the vice-chancellor's office.
The girl students scaled the hostel gate to participate in the protest as they are demanding extension of hostel entry timings. The students said the university authorities besides imposing unwanted restrictions on them also pass on objectionable comments.
"After 11 PM, we are not allowed to use the common washrooms in the girls' hostel. The wardens do not allow us to stand in the corridors and if found using the washroom or standing in the corridor we are passed lewd comments," said, one of the protester and hostel inmate. She added that this is a case of human rights violation as we are being denied basic amenities.
The girls claimed that boys have round the clock access to hostel and are also allowed to go to library till 1 am whereas girls aren't allowed to go out of their rooms after 11 PM, leave aside library. They demanded that university should not discriminate in hostel rules.
Students missed their first exam of mid semester on Monday as part of the protest at they had already announced to boycott examinations or to participate in any administrative activity unless their demands are met.
"We are not going to attend classes or appear in any examination until our demands are met. The university has to revoke suspension of six students as the authorities want to suppress the students," said another protesting student.
PUCSC president Kanupriya said "The university should have set an example for others but they are themselves violating the laws. It is a kind of illegal detention for the girls who are locked inside their rooms. The girls should have equal rights as given to the boys. It is the patriarchal system that had blocked the mind of university authorities."
Vice-chancellor Paramjit Singh Jaswal could not be contacted however, registrar Naresh Kumar said, "All the allegations being labelled by the students are baseless and false.The students were asked to discuss their demands including the hostel timings of girls and revocation of suspended students but they refused to come and discuss the issues with us. Students do not trust any of the authorities including the VC."
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