Mou Chakraborty
Kolkata, April 7, 2007
The Jadavpur University teachers held an emergency meeting on Saturday, condemning the students who ransacked the science club and workers’ union office.
More than 100 teachers were present at the meeting called by the Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association (JUTA). “We want the university to find out who are responsible for this mess. Such action from the students is really not welcome,” said K. Bhattacharya, general secretary of JUTA.
Bhattacharya said that the acts of arson and vandalism on Thursday night could never be acceptable as a mode of protest or form of student politics. “We are deeply disturbed that the science faculty students’ union has demanded the immediate dismissal of two members of JUTA on grounds that they attacked the students, which is completely false and unfounded. We demand immediate withdrawal of such demands.”
The teachers have now taken up the onus of educating the students and spreading peace. They will distribute leaflets to the students on Monday, giving out the message of peace and condemning the acts of vandalism. They will also organise a sit-in demonstration the same day.
The AIDSO has condemned the SFI’s decision to call a statewide students’ strike on Monday. “It is they who are responsible for whatever happened on Thursday. Now they are trying to hide their face behind this mask. They cannot accept the fact that they have lost the elections and are now trying to divert the media attention in a different direction. Since the SFI is at fault, we do not find any logic behind their calling a strike,” said Srabani Kundu, office secretary of AIDSO.
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