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LCC students back to class
THE LUCKNOW Christian PG College (LCC) was the first to fall out of the joint decision taken on December 8 by the LU and seven degree colleges to close the institutions sine die. Classes resumed at LCC on Wednesday. Teaching also resumed at a couple of other degree colleges.
Principal deny buckling under pressure
THE LUCKNOW Christian PG College (LCC) was the first to fall out of the joint decision taken on December 8 by the LU and seven degree colleges to close the institutions sine die. Classes resumed at LCC on Wednesday. Teaching also resumed at a couple of other degree colleges.
LCC principal BP Masih said the decision to revoke sine die closure was taken keeping in mind the larger interest of students.
Masih said: “The college cannot be allowed to remain closed sine die as this would affect the future of the students.”
But, he added, this did not mean he had withdrawn support to the V-C. “Morally, I’m every bit with the LU V-C,” he said. Addressing media persons on Wednesday, Masih said he had not apprised the LU V-C of his decision to start teaching at his College. But, he said, he would inform the LU administration about the same at the earliest.
When asked whether there was any political pressure on him to resume teaching instead of letting LU take the lead, Masih answered vehemently in the negative. The LCC principal stated the college was in no position to hold the students’ union election as per the decision of the college management and moratorium imposed by the LU V-C on the same for the current academic session.
He added that if the decision led to student unrest all over again, he would resort to sine die closure once again. Masih also thanked the district administration and police for their wholehearted co-operation.
Principals of the six other degree colleges have also stated that teaching would resume but in a phased manner in their respective colleges from Friday. When contacted, Lucknow University Vice Chancellor RP Singh said there was no crack in the LU-College front and that all principals were united and with him.
“Since rowdyism at LU was more serious than in the colleges, they could afford to resume teaching. But teaching would not resume at LU until hostels were evicted,” he said.
