Student unrest: ADC closed

IN A sudden move, the Allahabad Degree College (ADC) administration held an emergency meeting on Wednesday evening and decided to close the college till further orders. The decision was taken by the authorities who felt that under the prevailing circumstances, normal academic and other duties were not possible. All teachers of the college including principal Dr Mukti Vyas, unanimously decided to close all the three wings of the college.

IN A sudden move, the Allahabad Degree College (ADC) administration held an emergency meeting on Wednesday evening and decided to close the college till further orders. The decision was taken by the authorities who felt that under the prevailing circumstances, normal academic and other duties were not possible. All teachers of the college including principal Dr Mukti Vyas, unanimously decided to close all the three wings of the college.

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Earlier, a delegation consisting of ADC principal, teachers and non-teaching staff, handed over a memorandum addressed to the district magistrate to the ADM, pointing out the on-going agitation in the college by a student demanding increase in admission seats for undergraduate classes.

The memorandum highlighted that the college, being a constituent college of the Allahabad University, was bound by its directives and therefore was unable to increase the number of seats. The delegation requested the administration to help restore normalcy on the campus. The administration representative promised full co-operation to restore the desired academic environment on the campus .

Meanwhile, continuing their agitation, ADC students blocked traffic on the Yamuna bridge following deterioration in the health of student leader Rama Shankar Pandey, who is on fast unto death for the past six days. The police admitted Pandey to the SRN Hospital this afternoon even as two other student leaders went on fast unto death in his place. The students urged the district administration to intervene in the matter.