The wall, constructed by Allahabad University (AU) to close the entry of persons and autos from the principal gate of its science faculty campus on the Katra industry side, was demolished allegedly by protesting student leaders on the intervening evening of Friday and Saturday.
The demolished wall and the policemen stationed at the web page close to the AU science faculty campus. (HT PHOTO)
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The agitated student leaders reportedly climbed atop the adjacent wall of the gate and with the assist of extended bamboo sticks, demolished the 9-feet higher wall which was constructed on Friday evening, informed varsity officials.
A couple of months back, the varsity administration had locked this entrance gate, generating access to the science faculty only from the gate positioned in front of Chandrashekar Azad park. Nonetheless, the lock was broken several occasions by some unidentified miscreants.
AU administration was of the opinion that due to the fact the science faculty had two gates, the whole campus had grow to be porous and vulnerable to miscreants who typically indulged in eve-teasing and other objectionable acts. These unscrupulous components applied to typically enter from either of the gates of the science faculty and escape from the other one particular with out any hindrance.
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As the lock on the gate was broken a number of occasions, the varsity administration decided to construct a wall in front of the gate to in the end block the thoroughfare. Nonetheless, as the labours arrived to erect the wall on Friday morning, they had been stopped by the student leaders who have been opposing the vice-chancellor and the varsity administration on some problems for the previous a number of months.
But by the evening, the VC, prof Sangita Srivastava herself reached the web page and stood there even though the wall was constructed. The student leaders did protest in her presence as well but had been detained by the police. Police had been also deployed at the web page to guard the wall at the evening as well.
Nonetheless, following midnight, a significant quantity of student leaders arrived at the web page and demolished the wall even as the outnumbered policemen watched.
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AU’s public relation officer (PRO), prof Jaya Kapoor stated, “The university authorities have created a number of efforts to close the Katra side gate of the science faculty campus due to the fact the campus safety was compromised as individuals had been generating it a thoroughfare. Closing the entry by erecting the wall was a step to safe the campus but however, the wall has been demolished. We are assessing the predicament and will take acceptable action in due course of time.”
