Student leaders rue wasted labour after cancellation of students' union election on their campuses

Bhubaneswar | Sunday | 7th October, 2018

Summary:

Diptimayee Biswaranjan Sethy, a student of BU, who feels that voting is his right, is one to appreciate the importance of elected leaders. Why does Odisha, otherwise peaceful, see so much violence in its college campuses? “After violence, the authorities declare the institution closed and we hostel inmates have to leave the campus at a short notice. From posters welcoming newcomers, the campaign process rises to a crescendo in the course of the two months between admissions and the festival holidays. “We have asked the director general of police and state home secretary to deploy police forces in the colleges which have seen violence recently..