Gauhati College Withdraws Order to Shut Down Two Hostels Amid Scholar Protest, Points New Notification

Gauhati College has rolled again its order of shutting two pupil hostels following violence after the latest union election. This comes after the scholars held protest at College towards shutting of boys hostel. In a notification, the college introduced that this was determined after dialogue with college students’ union physique.

“Energy provide and water provide have been instructed to be restored. The assist employees has been redeployed. The scholars of two hostels — RCC1 and RCC2 — could proceed staying in respective hostels on the manufacturing of hostel admission or readmission slips to the involved wardens after the Puja holidays,” the official notification reads.

Final week, the College administration ordered to close down two hostels after violent clashes broke out submit conclusion of pupil union election on September 27. Over 10 college students have been injured and the authority filed a police grievance in search of motion towards these concerned within the violence.

Vice-Chancellor Nani Gopal Mahanta earlier mentioned, “Conflicts between the RCC 1 and RCC 2 hostels began following the announcement of the Postgraduate College students’ Union (PGSU) election outcomes. Our college’s legacy has been broken by the regrettable occasions that left 12 boys critically injured. Moreover, two of our safety guards additionally sustained accidents, one in all whom was despatched to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at a hospital for therapy.”

He mentioned, “Schooling ought to be the highest precedence of scholars, however it seems that there was some deviation from that. With the intention to ensure that they don’t have any bother ending their training, the scholars are being moved to completely different hostels.”

He instructed media {that a} police grievance has already been made, and candidates liable for the act is not going to escape punishment. “We made the selection of briefly closing the hostels so as to create a wholesome atmosphere. Any interference with our college students’ training is not going to be tolerated,” the VC acknowledged.

Notably, within the pupil union elections, the candidate backed by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad received the president’s seat, whereas the nominee backed by Asom Chatra Parishad received the final secretary’s seat.

(With inputs from IANS)