Students of National Institute of Visually Handicapped (NIVH) continued with their protest for the seventh day on Wednesday. However, as it was a national holiday, the students did not hold the demonstration on the ground of the campus. Meanwhile, a special team from the Centre reached the campus to take the statements of the protesting students and others. As per the sources, the team is taking written statements of the director, faculty and students. Meanwhile, in a significant development, KVS Rao from Delhi has been made the acting director of the unrest-struck institute for three months.
The students said that they would decide whether to continue with the protest or not after the team gives its report. They said they were happy that the director has been removed. However, they added that the director must put in her papers in writing. Besides, they stuck to their demand that the accused teachers must be put behind bars.
The team sent by the centre has taken written statements of the students and the teachers. The students from the elementary class have also been asked to give statements in writing. Notably, the students presented their statements together. Talking to the media persons, a team member said that the investigation is on.
Meanwhile, the chairperson of the State Commission Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) Usha Negi reached the campus and talked to the students on Wednesday. later she said, “The team would submit report following the probe. We are also keeping track of the developments. Every point raised by the students should be seriously considered and the guilty must be made to face consequences. The studies of the students are being affected by the continuing unrest. We are for bringing normalcy to the institute at the earliest.”