Irked over the State Government’s decision of renaming Doon University as Maharshi Valmiki Doon University, hundreds of university students rallied from the university campus to Vidhan Sabha raising anti-Government slogans and demanding withdrawal of this decision without delay on Monday. The protesters alleged that the State Government has renamed the Doon University as Maharshi Valmiki Doon University to get political mileage over other political parties in the forthcoming lok Sabha and Panchayat elections.
Students warned that they will intensify their agitation unless government withdraws this decision soon. To avoid untoward incident, adequate police forces were deployed at protest site and controlled the protesting students when they approached the Assembly building.
Earlier, the university students assembled at university campus and shouted anti-government slogans. later they rallied to Vidhan Sabha but protesters were stopped at barricading outside Vidhan Sabha. Protesters sat on demonstration there and raised anti-government slogans. later protesters submitted a memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister to the City Magistrate. One of the protesters said that government’s decision of renaming of this university will not be accepted at any cost. The state government will have to withdraw its decision otherwise they will intensify their protest. Among those participated in the protest were Aditi Chauhan, Sanjeev Chamoli, Gambhir Gunsola, Shailendra Kumar and many other university students.