THE DISTRICT administration and senior police officials are mounting pressure on the Lucknow University (LU) administration to give up some of the clauses in the Lyngdoh panel report with a view to pacifying the student leaders who are on the warpath. The officials repeatedly asked varsity officials to switch back to the eligibility criteria defined by the LU and to open doors for more student leaders to contest the poll.
According to sources, in a meeting with LU officials, district administration officials repeatedly pleaded with varsity officials to go for a liberal interpretation of the report. The district administration officials were of the view that this was the only way to settle the issue, or else it would be very difficult to control the frenzy. They asked LU officials to seek further legal opinion.
Interestingly, instead of taming student leaders, senior officials of district administration seemed to be batting for them. Sources said government officials were mounting pressure to tone down the clauses and allow all student leaders, against whom FIRs have been lodged to contest the poll. For, they argued, a mere FIR did not make a student a criminal.
Sources said senior officials wanted the university to take the “middle path”. According to the sources, officials argued that FIR lodged by LU officials were not serious in nature, hence such student leaders be allowed to contest the election. But university officials differed.
{{/usCountry}}Sources said senior officials wanted the university to take the “middle path”. According to the sources, officials argued that FIR lodged by LU officials were not serious in nature, hence such student leaders be allowed to contest the election. But university officials differed.
{{/usCountry}}Those representing the university categorically stated that there was no going back from the new code of conduct, as the formal notification for the students' union poll had already been issued. The university reiterated that elections would be held as per the new norms, as any comprise on the Supreme Court's interim verdict would amount to contempt of court. Now all eyes are on the Raj Bhawan. The V-C and principals are expected to meet the Governor.