Student leaders and their followers have been strictly directed not to take law in their hands; otherwise they will be put behind the bars while conducting rally or meeting in college campus in view of ongoing students’ union election.
They have been also instructed not to carry hockey sticks or any sticks or weapons. Police officials have been directed to take legal action against the violators. Dehradun SSP Kewal Khurana conveyed this while addressing the students in DAV (PG) College on Thursday.
Adequate police personnel have been deployed in the college campus and the city to conduct students’ union election peacefully in the college, he added.
While interacting with the candidates of various students unions, he appealed them to cooperate with college staff and district administration for ensuring peaceful conduct of this election. Student leaders and their followers were strictly directed not to indulge in manhandling with rival leaders within college campus and the city.
Police will take strict action against students if they are caught with triple riding, drunken driving, carrying hockey stick or any sticks during rally in the city. Students will not be allowed to create nuisance in the city.
On the occasion, candidates were also directed to ensure that their supporters will not take law in their hand. “No one will be allowed to take law in their hand at any cost, he reiterated. Moreover, to woo the voters, leaders of different unions rallied within the campus. The followers of different unions were seen conducting rally in the city.
College principal Dr Devendra Bhasin said that around 15,000 students were sent SMS stating confirmation of their admission by the college staff. The admission of 13 students who had submitted false documents were cancelled on Thursday. The college election officer Gopal Kshetri said that college sold as many as 67 nomination papers.
The nomination process will begin from Friday and will continue till Saturday. Around 22, 000 students will exercise their franchise in this students’ union election in the college, he added.