Violence erupted in
Burdwan University on Friday, after students
protesting under the banner of Student’s Federation of India (SFI), were
allegedly attacked by the non-teaching staff of the university.
Local ruling party
leader Sitaram Mukherjee is suspected to have led on the attackers, some of
whom were members of Trinamool Congress Chatra Parishad. Two SFI activists were
hospitalized following the scuffle. An attending doctor of Burdwan Medical
College and Hospital said their condition was stable. The SFI claimed that at
least 15 members were injured in the unprovoked assault by the members of
Siksha Bandhu Samity and “some outsiders”, as the students were on a fast
before the administrative building in the campus. When students tried to resist the attackers, more members
were brought in and threatened them with dire consequences. But, some students
managed to catch hold of the attackers, however, they fled later.
A SFI spokesperson said: “The attack was orchestrated by the local
Trinamool student leadership, backed by the ruling party. It was an attack on
students… It was done with the knowledge of the administration and even girls
were not spared. The local TMC leader has been caught on camera.”
A couple of TMCP and SFI activists had organized movement against
the errors in the second year result and for the postpone of the third year
exam. Two Left members, Sheikh Naseem Ahmed and Sheikh Feroz were
arrested on Thursday for allegedly damaging university property. After the
protest of TMCP and the SFI, now the general students are protesting under the
name of 'Hok Kolorab'.
Smritikumar Sarkar
serves as the vice-chancellor of the 56-year-old university.
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