Ravenshaw pulls up girls for VC gherao

  • | Tuesday | 9th October, 2018

They cannot threaten us by issuing showcause notices to us. ""It is our democratic right to protest against the decision of the university authorities. The students have threatened to intensify their agitation from Tuesday. We also have information from our sources that the authorities are planning to issue showcause notices to our parents, and impose fines on us," said Aarti Meher, a student against whom the showcause notice has been issued. The students have strongly opposed the move.

CUTTACK: Ravenshaw University has issued showcause notices to 145 girl students for allegedly walking out of their hostels after 9 pm to participate in a protest against the cancellation of students'' union polls by the university authorities.During the protest on October 1, students, including the 145 girls, had detained vice-chancellor Ishan Patro and 15 other faculty members for over 12 hours on campus. The students have strongly opposed the move. ""It is our democratic right to protest against the decision of the university authorities. They cannot threaten us by issuing showcause notices to us. We also have information from our sources that the authorities are planning to issue showcause notices to our parents, and impose fines on us," said Aarti Meher, a student against whom the showcause notice has been issued. The students have threatened to intensify their agitation from Tuesday.

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