ABVP continues protest, demands magistrate inquiry into baton-charging

ABVP activists during a protest demonstration at Jammu University on Tuesday. -Excelsior/Rakesh
ABVP activists during a protest demonstration at Jammu University on Tuesday. -Excelsior/Rakesh

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 13: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) Jammu continued its protest demonstration today demanding increase in intake capacity of students at all the affiliated colleges of Cluster University of Jammu (CUoJ) and increase in number of seats in under graduate general courses.

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The protesting student gathered outside Chamber of Jammu University VC and demanded fee-refund to all the students whose forms of 1st semester admission were rejected by CUoJ.
They also demanded developing of infrastructure in all the newly sanctioned degree colleges affiliated to Jammu University and all streams to be introduced in these colleges.
More demands included empowering the Principals of Colleges under CUoJ regarding admission and intake capacity of students.
Meanwhile, in a press conference here today ABVP J&K Secretary, Mukesh Manhas condemned yesterday’s baton-charge on protesting students in which many were injured.
He claimed that cops roughed-up even protesting girl students injuring many of them critically.
“Even some students lost their mobile phones and golden ear-ring in the police action,” he claimed demanding a magistrate inquiry into the incident.
Manhas also questioned the silence of elected representatives of all political parties of J&K over the victimisation of the students.
Others present in the press conference were Nandita Sharma, ABVP Joint Secretary and Akshay Pardhan, Jammu Mahanagar Secretary.