Allahabad University writes to Centre over visit of British official

Allahabad University in its letter to Union Education Ministry claimed that the diplomat’s visit and his interaction with students “intensified” the ongoing agitations on the campus.

Allahabad University has raised concern over the recent visit of a senior official of the British High Commission to the university. In its letter to the Education Ministry, the university has claimed that the diplomat’s visit and his interaction with students “intensified” the ongoing agitations on the campus.

In a statement released on Thursday, the Allahabad University (AU) administration said: “Reports in the press brought to the notice of the university administration that two officials of the British High Commission had come to the university and contacted students in various departments through some so-called student leaders and made provocative statements among the students on some controversial topics, including the issue of students’ union,” as reported by Indian Express.

“As a result, students have been agitating and protesting in and around the university on the issue of fee hike. These High Commission officials neither contacted any university official nor informed them about their visit to the campus and nor sought any permission,” the AU administration said.

On August 29, Richard Barlow, the head of Political and Bilateral Affairs at the British High Commission in New Delhi; and Bhavana Vij, senior political economic adviser, visited the AU campus. During the three-day visit to Prayagraj, the officials held informal interaction with “an alumna of a UK Government-funded programme for young Indians”, and met officials of the UP government and district administration.

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