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| No let up in angry protests for Central University | | Students burn Sibbal’s effigies, continue to boycott classes | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 5: Even as more than a month has passed, the resentment against the delay in establishment of Central University-Jammu (CU-J) refused to die down as a series of protests were held in different educational institutions of city and adjoining areas.
In order to intensify their struggle for Central University-Jammu (CU-J), National Panthers Students Union (NPSU) has decided to change mode of agitation on daily basis.
Yesterday, the bangles offered to the elected representatives of Jammu region by the female activists of NPSU hogged the limelight, it was the turn of burning effigies of Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibbal at various colleges of Jammu province by the students.
The female activists of NPSU of Government College for Women Gandhi Nagar held a protest demonstration at their college gate where they shouted slogans against the state as well as centre government
Speaking on the occasion Shallu, Reetu, Naseeb, and Loveleen said that it is very shameful on the behalf of the so called leaders of Jammu region who are preferring silence instead of raising voice of the students’ community of Jammu region at proper platform. They said that NPSU offered bangles to these leaders yesterday and even now if they do not come out of their luxurious accommodations, the female students of the Jammu region will parcel these bangles to those leaders of the Jammu region who are in deep slumber and are not able to listen to the hues and cries of the students who are on the roads and are out of their classes for more than 37 days.
The students of the GGM Science College, SPMR College of Commerce, GDC Ploura also boycotted their respective college and gathered at Shaheedi Sthal were they held protest demonstration against the lackadaisical attitude of the state as well as centre government towards the issue of CU-J and also burnt the effigy of Union Minister for HRD Kapil Sibbal.
The protest was led by Abhay Sharma (provincial vice president NPSU) and Lovekesh Gondhi (NPSU leader).
Speaking on the occasion Partap Singh Jamwal (provincial President NPSU) clarified that NPSU is of a view that until and unless a written order or notification from HRD Ministry is issued for the appointment of VC of CUJ, the NPSU will continue its struggle for the same. It was also clarified that NPSU has no objection if S.S. Balloria is appointed as VC of CU-J and clarified that student community of Jammu province has already suffered a loss of two sessions of CU-J and by no reason. They do not want to loose another valuable session by opposing one or the other for the post of VC of CU-J.
NPSU leaders said that those who are raising such demands might have their self interests and seem that they have some things fishy in their minds and are not concerned with the grievances of the student community.
The students of government degree college Samba boycotted their classes and moved out from college towards Jammu-Pathankot National Highway (Mansar Morh, Samba) to block it. Hundreds of students when reached the highway, the police arrested some of the student leaders.
In protest against the arrest of their leaders, the Panthers activists blocked the highway and raised slogans against the police. They warned the district police that they want their leaders back immediately on the spot otherwise their protest will continue at national highway.
In the meantime the arrested students were released by the police to pacify the agitating students.
The indefinite relay hunger strike for the establishment of CU-J at Shaheedi Sthal GGM Sc. College today entered the 12th day. Arun Sharma, Sanjay Sharma, Charanjeet Singh and Ashutosh Sharma sat on fast.
The students of Jammu University also held a protest rally under the banner of Jammu Joint Student Federation (JJSF)
Led by JJSF president Jatinder Chib and vice president Akhileshwar Jamwal, a large number of students protested against the non-functioning of Jammu Central University, announced by Human Resources Development (HRD) Ministry Students of Jammu University strongly condemned/criticizes the callous attitude of the state as well as central government.
They asked the concerned authorities to start the functioning of CU-J otherwise the students of JU shall continue protest rallies till central university do not start its working.
Meanwhile, Balwant Singh Mankotia Jammu Kashmir National Panthers Party MLA from Udhampur and party’s state president has flayed the centre government for delaying the process of appointing of the local VC for CU-J.
He said that students are on roads from last more than one and half months but the government is totally mum on this issue.
Mankotia said that it is the history of Jammu people that they never get their due share in any field without struggle but now the time has come that we should be prepared for final battle by reorganising the state having separate assemblies, separate chief ministers, separate budget, separate recruitment boards and separate secretariat which shall remain functional through out the year.
In the ongoing agitation for CU-J, Jammu Province Peoples Forum’s relay hunger strike entered 12th day while sitting at Raja Jambulochan Memorial Park Purani Mandi.
The forum members who sat on hunger strike today include Rajiv Mahajan (State President) Shri Ram Sena, J&K, Rajinder Gupta (General Secretary), Pawan Choudhary (Vice President), Ajay Gupta (Samba President), and Anan Sharma (Working Chairman Kranti Dal), Rajroop Singh (President), Pritam Sharma (General Secretary), Harshish Singh (Youth President), Vijay Kumar (Youth General Secretary), Karnail Chand (Sudhar Samiti Dharmarth Kranti Dal, Yuva Jagran Manch, Rajinder Gupta (President), Rajesh Gupta (General Secretary), Rinku (Secretary).
The next batch to sit on hunger strike tomorrow include Rakesh Abrol (Chairman Bus Stand Shopkeeper Association), Madhu Sharma (President), Narinder Kumar (General Secretary), Surinder Gupta (Sr.Vice President), Rajesh Gandotra (Vice President) and Inderjeet Sharma (Secretary).
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