Prayagraj: After clashes between students and security personnel and arson on Monday, the student movement in Allahabad University has once again gained momentum. The students, who have been agitating for a long time regarding fee hike and restoration of the student union, were already angry with the demands of the students being ignored and cases being filed against them. The incident of beheading of student leader Vivekanand Pathak added fuel to the fire. Behind the anger of the students, there was also a lock hanging on the student union building gate of IVI, which became the reason for the beginning of many violent movements.
Students have tried self-immolation earlier also
Let us tell you that this gate also became the reason for stone pelting, vandalism and arson on Monday. Students have been agitating for the last four months regarding the restoration of the student union and fee hike. Twice the students have also attempted self-immolation. Many times the students also created a lot of nuisance at the Vice Chancellor’s office but the students never resorted to violence. Dozens of lawsuits were brought against the protesting students by the IVI. The Vice Chancellor did not come even once to talk to the students. This matter has also been raised in the Lok Sabha.
Students accused the security personnel
Meanwhile, the students ended the fast unto death and converted it into a full-time fast. There were no sit-in demonstrations in the university for many days. Winter vacation was declared in the university till January 1. Meanwhile, the negligence of the IVI administration made the campus vulnerable to violence. The students sitting quietly have found a new way of agitation. The question of the students is that after the dispute with the student leader Vivekanand Pathak, who entered the students’ union gate with the car, when the members of the Practorial Board had left the spot, then why was the army of security personnel sent to the students’ union building after some time? It is alleged that the security personnel chased and beat the students. In response to this, the students also started pelting stones. Questions are now being raised on this short-sighted decision of the university. At the same time, after this nuisance, the students are accusing the security personnel of firing and Allahabad University on the students.
Had there been no holiday, the movement would have been more fierce
Please tell that at this time the university has declared winter vacation till January 2. Because of this, most of the students living in the hostels have gone home. After the uproar in the university, when students were called from the hostels, students from SSL, KPUC, Holland Hall, Diamond Jubilee, Tarachand, Shatabdi hostels ran. But this number was not even a quarter. Coming out of the hostels, the police did not allow the united students on the streets to enter the IVI.
University employees in panic
According to eyewitnesses, hundreds of police personnel were also accompanying the students when they entered the IVI campus. Police was trying to pacify the students and the students were aggressive. Many gates of the university were locked. Employees working in the Office of the Controller of Examinations and the Vice-Chancellor remained lurking inside. During this, the motorcycles parked there were set on fire. The pots outside the North Hall were destroyed.
security personnel hiding near the central library
The security personnel who chased away the students with Dalbal had no idea of such a counterattack. When the students moved towards the library gate via the Vice Chancellor’s office, security personnel were standing there. Seeing the anger of the students, the security personnel ran away from there to save their lives and gathered in the park. When some students threw stones, he ran away and hid in the English department. Some car glasses were also broken in front of the DM.