Allahabad University Fee Hike: Student leader attempts self-immolation

The student, who is in his final year, Adarsh Bhadauria, is a member of the National Student Union of India (NSUI), the student outfit of Congress, was protesting along with a large number of other student leaders near the union hall of AU against the recent fee hike of courses by the university.

Allahabad University Fee Hike: Student leader attempts self-immolation

Allahabad University Fee Hike: A student leader at Allahabad University has attempted self-immolation which was foiled by fellow students and policemen stationed at the site near the Allahabad University union hall. The student, who is in final year, Adarsh Bhadauria, is a member of the National Student Union of India (NSUI), the student outfit of Congress, was protesting along with a large number of other student leaders near the union hall of AU against the recent fee hike of courses by the university.

While speaking on the same, the Superintendent of Police (City) Santosh Kumar Meena said, “Adarsh Bhadoria who was one of the students staging a protest, attempted self-immolation inside the university campus.” He was however stopped from doing so and detained, he said.

The police later cleared the area and removed the protestors from the site. The SP further said that the University administration has also lodged a complaint against some people including university students for disturbing peace inside the campus.

As per the eye-witnesses, he poured kerosene on himself but before he could take any further step, police personnel at the spot and other student leaders caught him and prevented any untoward incident.

Students have been protesting for some time now over the Allahabad University administration's decision to increase the fee of courses for new students. The student leaders are of the opinion that the decision of AU is unjustified and against the student fraternity as most of the students coming to AU belong to poor backgrounds and cannot afford the increased fee, the Hindustan Times reports.

Meanwhile, the varsity maintained that the fee, which has been increased after several decades, is still less than what other central universities are realising despite the fact that those central universities are getting much more grants as compared to AU.

AU’s public relation officer, Prof Jaya Kapoor said, “AU has been facing a reduction in funds but had still refrained from raising the fees but in view of the need to garner resources to meet the expenditure and provide facilities to students, fee hike was an imminent requirement. Thus, the decision was taken to raise the fees for the first time ever since the university came into existence as an independent entity in 1922."

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