BHU debars 11 students from taking admission for protest

  • | Monday | 5th November, 2018

VARANASI: Three months after Banaras Hindu University administration debarred 11 students from taking part in any future course for joining protest over alleged molestation of a university student, the stand-off between the two refuses to end.The 11 debarred students include three girls, two of whom have now shifted to Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University. Shivangi Chaubey, a 21-year-old girl from Bihar's Buxar, who had successfully cleared entrance examination for MA course in linguistics in BHU , has now enrolled at DU for the same course.Saumya Pandey, 18, a Varanasi girl, quit BA (Chinese) to join JNU. Other nine students, who are from neighbouring MP, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, are continuing their masters programme but would not be able to take re-admission.An inquiry report by the standing committee of BHU on July 24 this year served orders on these students while invoking provisions of ordinances in BHU's calendar and charging them with acts of vandalism, assault, dharna and protest on May 2 this year.The May 2 incident was a showdown between agitating BHU students over a remark made by BHU chief proctor Royona Singh, the first woman to hold the post, that September 21-22, 2017, protests on the campus was a "sponsored" event with distribution of pizzas and colas to students.

VARANASI: Three months after Banaras Hindu University administration debarred 11 students from taking part in any future course for joining protest over alleged molestation of a university student, the stand-off between the two refuses to end.The 11 debarred students include three girls, two of whom have now shifted to Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University. Shivangi Chaubey, a 21-year-old girl from Bihar's Buxar, who had successfully cleared entrance examination for MA course in linguistics in BHU , has now enrolled at DU for the same course.Saumya Pandey, 18, a Varanasi girl, quit BA (Chinese) to join JNU. Other nine students, who are from neighbouring MP, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, are continuing their masters programme but would not be able to take re-admission.An inquiry report by the standing committee of BHU on July 24 this year served orders on these students while invoking provisions of ordinances in BHU's calendar and charging them with acts of vandalism, assault, dharna and protest on May 2 this year.The May 2 incident was a showdown between agitating BHU students over a remark made by BHU chief proctor Royona Singh, the first woman to hold the post, that September 21-22, 2017, protests on the campus was a "sponsored" event with distribution of pizzas and colas to students. P 14

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