THE CLASSES at DDU Gorakhpur University will remain suspended for two more days on Monday and Tuesday. Anticipating a large-scale violence, the district administration has requested university administration to suspend the classes.
The university campus is simmering with discontent and resentment is brewing among the students’ leaders against abrupt postponement of the students’ union election.
Student leaders will take out a torch procession on Monday and they also have called for ‘Gorakhpur bandh’ on Tuesday.
Earlier acting Vice-Chancellor Prof AK Mittal and students’ union leaders were in favour of regular classes from Monday but relying on LIU report, the district administration contacted the university authorities and requested to suspend the classes.
Former president of students’ union Ratanpal Singh demanded to conduct the election on scheduled date on December 12 and leaders were not in a mood to compromise on this issue.
V-C Prof Arun Kumar has gone on a long leave and handed over his charge to acting V-C Prof Mittal. Prof Kumar is expected to join office after December 18 and the acting V-C has no powers to take any policy making decision.
However, Prof Mittal said the legal opinion was sought from Advocate General and expert opinion is still awaited. He appealed the students’ leaders to have patience. However, these student leaders were not in mood to relent on this issue.
{{/usCountry}}However, Prof Mittal said the legal opinion was sought from Advocate General and expert opinion is still awaited. He appealed the students’ leaders to have patience. However, these student leaders were not in mood to relent on this issue.
{{/usCountry}}Terming the abrupt postponement of the election a serious jolt to the democratic values, they have decided to step up their agitation
The candidate for president Sharvan Nirala blamed university administration for adopting dilly delaying tactics and said it was a well-planned conspiracy of the authorities to avoid the election.
The students’ leaders demanded dismissal of election officer Prof Maheshwar Shukla and V-C Prof Arun Kumar.
Students’ leaders Rajiv Pandey said university authorities had made the students union election a joke and it was an attack on the pride of the students and demanded to conduct immediate election.
Students’ leaders Shrikant Mishra, Ajit Mani Tripathi, Gopal Dubey and others said closure of the university was not the solution and it would further aggravate the problems.