A delegation of agitating National law Institute University (NlIU) students on Wednesday left for Jabalpur to meet Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The agitation of NlIU students entered its eighth day on Wednesday and the students seemed not to give up until all their demands are fulfilled.
However, the students could not meet Chief Justice Hemant Gupta on Wednesday; they plan to meet him on Thursday. “The meeting with Chief Justice was slated to be held on Wednesday. But due to some reasons we were not able to meet him. So, we will surely meet him on Thursday,” the students told The Pioneer.
Continuing with the modern age Satyagrah, the NlIU students staged a sit-in at the college premises. Due to the protest all the academic activities are on a standstill. Further, the international tournament which was cancelled by the administration will be organised by NlIU students.
The students said that they have lost their trust in the administration. While the students have not formally lodged a complaint or filed a case in the court, they have sent a letter to Justice Hemant Gupta, Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, putting forth their demands, the most prominent being the removal of Singh. On Wednesday they left for Jabalpur to meet him.
“We hope that Chief Justice of MP HC will listen to our demands and will make a righteous decision,” said the students.
The students' letter to the chief justice accuses the college administration of many irregularities. The allegations include multiple instances of corruption, lack of financial transparency and accountability, casteism, the absence of a medical leave policy and denial of leave on genuine grounds.
The students have decided not to call off the protest until Singh is removed and their demands including an extension of library timings, hostel timings, changes in attendance guidelines and relaxation on humanitarian and medical grounds and transparency in the examination process. “A few of our demands were agreed upon, but they refused to give us anything in writing,” said the students.