Bhopal

ABVP activists gherao RGPV, submits memo to VC

Staff Reporter

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) gheraoed the Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV) here on Monday and handed over memorandum to the Vice-Chancellor.

The ABVP cornered the RGPV for prevailing irregularities there causing problems to the students of affiliated colleges. large number of students of various affiliated engineering colleges was present on the occasion.

The students gathered at the main gate of the RGPV and then moved in a rally from there to the main campus where they staged sit-in and the ABVP leaders addressed the gathering.

ABVP state president (technical) Ankit Garg in a statement informed that the over 50 thousand students failed in the results of second and fourth semester announced by the RGPV, we are demanding revaluation but the university is charging fees for that hence we have demanded from the university to immediately waive of this fees. A memorandum has been handed over today to RGPV vice chancellor in this regard.

Meanwhile, the ABVP also handed over a memorandum to National Sanskrit Institute principal addressed to President of India, Prime Minister and Union Human Resources Development minister. The main demands of the ABVP in the memorandum are reopening of theatrical research institute; fulfill vacant posts of teachers, timely payments of scholarships and appointment of permanent vice chancellor.

Over 200 students all activists of the ABVP were present on the occasion who after handing over the memorandum to the principal of the institute locked the main gate of the institute and hold demonstration.

The ABVP threatened that if the demands that are in the interest of the students are not met than it would launch agitation and it would be the institute management that would be responsible for that situation. If need be ABVP would call on union HRD minister to appraise the situation and demand resolution.