During the protest, students were allowed entry to the campus only after their identity cards were checked by the university administration. Security forces have been deployed on the campus as a precautionary measure.
The resignation of a PCS officer in Bareilly and an open protest by the ruling BJP leaders have aggravated the issue. The Karni Sena held a march in Lucknow against this law.
The deceased has been identified as Udit Soni, a resident of Jhansi.
Students from Delhi University (DU), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and Jamia Millia Islamia took part in the demonstration led by members of the Congress-backed National Students’ Union of India (NSUI).
The protesters overturned cars and climbed on them raising slogans. They damaged some buses of the college too. Many window panes of the college buildings were broken in stone pelting during the protest.
In a letter addressed to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, NEHUSU General Secretary Toniho Kharsati expressed concern over the delay in addressing the inquiry committee’s findings.
The uproar over the decision of Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) on the competitive examination schedule by the students continued for the second day here on Tuesday.
After 16 days of a sit-in protest demanding immediate Student Union elections, increase in fund allotment, examination in mother tongue and conduction of convocation, the SFI Presidency University Unit has got partial success.
Many protested and accused police of acting like workers of the ruling political party. They demanded to know why no justice has been delivered even though 72 hours have passed. The police deployed their forces in large numbers. Water canon was deployed to push back the agitators. The rapid action force was called in to contain the clashes.
The faculty members carried out a signature campaign on Wednesday against the NRC and the CAA and appealed to the government to rethink the long term implications of these exercises.
