2 weeks ago
CJP Supports MGAHV Students, Seeks Withdrawal of FIRs
Students at Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya have been protesting over university courses and PhD admissions.
They want Women’s Studies and Film Studies to return to the Wardha campus.
They also want PhD admissions to continue.
Six research scholars were named in police cases after the protest.
The university has stopped those six students from entering campus while an inquiry takes place.
The Cockroach Janta Party says the students should not face criminal cases for protesting peacefully.
The university says the protest disrupted offices, staff movement, and university work.
An official says PhD admissions have now resumed, but the course issue is still being discussed.
The Cockroach Janta Party backed MGAHV students protesting course transfers and stalled PhD admissions.
Six research scholars were named in FIRs and barred from the university campus pending an inquiry.
Students say Women’s Studies and Film Studies were shifted from Wardha to Prayagraj in 2022.
They also claim PhD admissions had been closed for four years and demanded their resumption.
MGAHV defended the cases and said PhD admissions have resumed, while the course issue remains under consideration.
- Who
- Students and six research scholars of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, supported by the Cockroach Janta Party; the university administration also responded.
- What
- A dispute over shifted courses, PhD admissions, FIRs against six scholars, and their temporary campus bans.
- Where
- Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya in Wardha, Maharashtra; the shifted courses are at its Prayagraj centre, and six scholars are protesting at the Wardha district collectorate.
- When
- The protest began in July; the courses were shifted in 2022, and the university filed its police complaint in August.
- Why
- Students are demanding the return of Women’s Studies and Film Studies to Wardha and the resumption of PhD admissions, while the university says the protest disrupted its administrative and academic functioning.
Students and CJP
University Administration
Criminal cases against protesters
Students and CJP
The Cockroach Janta Party says the students are peacefully fighting for their right to education and has called for the FIRs to be withdrawn.
University Administration
The university says protests cannot be allowed to disrupt administrative or academic functioning, obstruct staff, lock offices, or damage property.
Status of PhD admissions
Students and CJP
Students claim PhD admissions had been closed for four years and are demanding their resumption.
University Administration
A university official says PhD admissions have resumed.
Location of courses
Students and CJP
Students want Women’s Studies and Film Studies restored to the Wardha campus after their transfer to Prayagraj.
University Administration
The university says it is deliberating on the issue of the courses shifted to Prayagraj.
Key facts
- University
- Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, a central university established in 1997
- Protest start
- July
- Courses shifted
- Women’s Studies and Film Studies were moved from Wardha to Prayagraj in 2022
- Student demand
- Resumption of PhD admissions and the two departments at the Wardha campus
- FIRs
- Six research scholars were named in an FIR at Ram Nagar police station
- Campus restriction
- The six scholars are barred from campus until a disciplinary committee inquiry is completed
- University position
- An official said PhD admissions have resumed and the course-shift issue is under deliberation
Quotes
Abhijeet Dipke
Founder and convenor of the Cockroach Janta Party
“These students are fighting for their rights; they are fighting for the 'right to education' that Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar gave them and that the Constitution guarantees, and fighting for that right cannot be a criminal activity”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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