The students of different colleges under FM University, under the banner of ABVP, staged a demonstration in front of collectorate after an impressive rally in the town with banners, placards and slogans.
later on they submitted a memorandum to the sub collector for Chief Minister and the Higher Education Minister.
The students, besides criticising the current education policy of the State, demanded sweeping changes. The demands included permanent posting in the post of lecturers, issue of migration certificates from the college instead of university , chairman of college management committee to be an educationist instead of local MlA or any political people , result publication after 45 days of the examinations, employment- oriented higher education , zero flaw in the answer scripts evaluations, useful education for the differently abled students , adequate security in the girls as well as boys hostel, encouragement and incentive for the students interested in sports, enhancement of stipends for the SC/ST students etc.
Besides students of different colleges of Baleswar, the students of Bhadrak district too participated in the rally and demonstration.
Student leaders of the ABVP wing Abhilash Panda, Suradeep Mahant, Sanjay Das, Manoj Sahu, Prakash Chaudhary and Pallvi Jena etc. were among others present.