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Despite continuous gherao and a hunger strike by agitating students of Bengali department, authorities stuck to Calcutta University(CU)’ rules.
Students, therefore had to lift their protest on Thursday as many among them on hunger strike were reportedly falling ill.
About five-ten students were on hunger strike from on Wednesday with demands that about 60 dis-collegiate students be allowed to sit for exam.
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A second year student of the university, Suparna De fell ill on Thursday in the university. Both Vice-Chancellor,Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee and Pro-Vc Meenakshi Roy rushed to help the student.
Medical assistance was provided after a short while. The VC later held a meeting with the agitating students where she explained to the students that CU’s rules are fixed and even after much agitation their demands cannot be accepted.
Talking to the media the Vice-Chancellor said, “After we heard that the students were falling sick I felt it necessary to provide medical treatment to them.
Hopefully, they will take their meal now.” “I felt it necessary to explain it to them the existing rules of CU and why they have been deemed dis-collegiate.
This regulation was made in 1999 and nothing can be done now and even as the VC I cannot alter the rule,” the VC said.
To the dis-collegiate students she said, “Students who could not sit for the exam this timed, I asked them to prepare well for the next semester in six month.”
Students had complained that departmental teachers made mistakes when calculating attendance and therefore a large section of students are held back.
“Students claimed that professors were not careful while taking attendance . I have met the professors and also asked them to be careful while taking down attendance,” professor Banerjee said.
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