BHOPAL (Madhya Pradesh): 1000’s of B.Tech college students of the Maulana Azad Nationwide Institute of Expertise (MANIT), Bhopal, are up in arms in opposition to a rule mandating a minimal of 75% attendance in courses for showing in examinations.
Elevating slogans like ‘Nahi chalegi nahi chalegi, tanashahi nahi chalegi….,’ ‘Band karo atyachar…,’ ‘Vande Mataram…,’ ‘Hum MANIT ke cheete hai badi shaan se jeete hain…’, greater than 2000 college students started a sit-in on the fundamental entrance and exit gates of the establishment on Thursday amid heavy rain. They blocked each the gates. Police are current in power on the spot to make sure that the state of affairs doesn’t take a violent or ugly flip.
“We’re protesting as a result of 80% of the second, third and fourth-year college students haven’t been allowed to look within the mini take a look at. Solely 5 or 6 college students of every department are taking the take a look at. The remainder have been detained,” says a pupil of the Third yr who didn’t want to be recognized. “It’s the season of placement and interviews. So how is it attainable to attend courses,” he asks.
One other pupil mentioned, “We wish the standards of 75% attendance eliminated for remaining yr college students and Third-year college students shouldn’t be detained for mini checks.”
He mentioned placements are held within the 4th yr and internships within the Third yr. “We don’t need the standards of 75% attendance in order that we are able to put together for placement and interviews,” the scholars.
“Our demand is simply. We’re in opposition to 75% attendance. We wish leisure in it,” a pupil mentioned, including that “We are going to proceed our protest until we get a optimistic response from the administration.”
The NSUI and the ABVP each have prolonged their assist to the agitating college students. The protest started on Wednesday morning and was persevering with until Thursday afternoon.
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