UP: Student protest marks Allahabad University foundation day

Allahabad | Sunday | 23rd September, 2018

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Some of the posters read, ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram, shikshakon ko Sammati do Bhagwan’ etc.As the programme ended, the student leaders stood up and started singing the bhajan Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram. Clad in black attires, they sat on the floor in front of the main stage, silently marking their protest.The student leaders included several former presidents of AU student union such as Richa Singh, Rohit Mishra and sitting president of AUSU Avnish Singh Yadav. ALLAHABAD: The ongoing agitation by the student leaders against Allahabad University vice-chancellor Prof Ratan Lal Hangloo dominated the celebrations on the campus on the foundation day , on Sunday.While the varsity authorities were celebrating the day at an event held at the Senate Hall of the Arts campus of AU, student leaders protested inside the hall in a unique way. The procession would start from Women Hostel gate and will end at Shubash Crossing of civil lines. They held placards with messages for the teachers present in the hall..