Allahabad University Fee Hike Protest: Students threaten to bury themselves

Some of the students jumped into the five-foot pit near the protest site on the university premises and policemen had to pull them out.

Students protest against Allahabad University fees hike by 300 per cent

Allahabad University Fee Hike Protest: Students of Allahabad University not happy with the recent fee hike are demonstrating their disapproval via protest outside the campus. Students demonstrating against a fee hike on Tuesday threatened to take "bhu samadhi" by burying themselves in a pit they dug at their protest site. According to media reports, some of the students jumped into the five-foot pit near the protest site on the university premises and policemen had to pull them out, the police said. To handle the crowd, an additional police force was also summoned.

Fee hike by 300 per cent

It’s been several days now since the students have been holding protests stating that their fees have been hiked nearly three-fold. Adarsh Singh Bhadauria, a student associated with the NSUI, said they were ready to end their lives to protest the fee hike, but the university administration was firm on its stand of not withdrawing the increment.

Postcards sent to Allahabad University Chancellor

Students affiliated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad have apprised the chancellor of Allahabad University about the ongoing agitation through postcards.

In a letter, they said a 300-percent fee hike has been effected unethically by the university administration, due to which many students would be deprived of education and a request has been made to withdraw it.

ABVP state convener (sports activity) Kartikeya Pati Tripathi said, "Our fight is with the dictatorial vice-chancellor of Allahabad University because their decision (fee hike) is tarnishing the image of the central and the state government." "I want the government to take suo motu cognizance of this matter and issue a direction to withdraw the fee hike," he added.

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