Increasing pressure on State Government and DAV PG College management to take action against Principal Devendra Bhasin, the student union of the biggest college would force closure of all colleges of State capital on Monday.
The students union of DAV College has asked the students of all Government and Government-aided colleges not to attend the classes on Monday. The students are expected to enforce closure ofDAV PG College, DBS PG College, MKP PG College and SGRR PG College in the state capital on the day.
Meanwhile some of the student leaders started their indefinite hunger strike in the college campus in support of their demand for removal of Principal. These student leaders divided in different ideologies and organizations are taking a united stand against the Principal which some observers pointed out as unprecedented in recent times.
The President of Student Union Rakesh Singh Negi who is one of those sitting on the fast said that the students are determined to take their agitation to logical end this time. He alleged that gross anomalies have occurred in admissions and purchase of books and Principal should step down to felicitate a free and fair probe.
The Principal of the DAV College Devendra Bhasin said that he has constituted a committee headed by Director Student union Ajay Saxena to hold discussions with the student leaders on the issue. Saxena is given a free hand to select members of the committee.
The students are embroiled in a standoff with the college Principal from October 08 when one Mansi Bhandari was given admission in MA sociology course allegedly in gross violation of norms. The students complained that Bhandari had not even filled the merit form and her admission is against the ruling of High Court. later the students alleged irregularities in other fields too and on Saturday the students were cane charged by the police when they were protesting against alleged fake auditing in the college. The allegations of the students are however refuted by the Principal and other academic members of the college. They insist that no irregularity has occurred.The students union of DAV College has asked the students of all Government and Government-aided colleges not to attend the 0classes on Monday. The students are expected to enforce closure of DAV PG College, DBS PG College, MKP PG College and SGRR PG College in the State capital on the day.
Meanwhile some of the student leaders started their indefinite hunger strike in the college campus in support of their demand for removal of Principal. These student leaders divided in different ideologies and organizations are taking a united stand against the Principal which some observers pointed out as unprecedented in recent times.
The President of Student Union Rakesh Singh Negi who is one of those sitting on the fast said that the students are determined to take their agitation to logical end this time. He alleged that gross anomalies have occurred in admissions and purchase of books and Principal should step down to felicitate a free and fair probe.
The students are embroiled in a standoff with the college Principal from October 08 when one Mansi Bhandari was given admission in MA sociology course allegedly in gross violation of norms. The students complained that Bhandari had not even filled the merit form and her admission is against the ruling of High Court. later the students alleged irregularities in other fields too and on Saturday the students were cane charged by the police when they were protesting against alleged fake auditing in the college. The allegations of the students are however refuted by the Principal and other academic members of the college. They insist that no irregularity has occurred.