BHU restive as event poster goes missing

Varanasi | Thursday | 7th December, 2017

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Chief proctor Royana Singh said as trouble brewed, the proctorial board got the poster removed. Besides local academicians, some prominent scholars from Delhi were also invited for the event. It claimed that 'photograph of a political personality should not be used in the hoarding of an event being organized in the memory of Ambedkar'," the official said. ""Another group of students that used to hold events on the occasion of Ambedkar death anniversary till 2016 staged a protest on Tuesday demanding removal of the poster as it carried Kanshi Ram 's picture. But late Tuesday night, the organizing committee staged a protest near BHU gate seeking re-installation of the poster and it was put up again.The poster, however, was again found missing on Wednesday morning after which the organizing committee members went on a rampage and staged a sit-in at the IMS-BHU gate.The situation was brought under control after the chief proctor reached the spot along with the Lanka police and promised to get an FIR lodged in this regard.SO Lanka Sanjiv Mishra said an FIR was being lodged against unidentified persons..