Chennai:
Students' unest over the Centre's decision to strip the deemed
status to Universities, including those in Tamil Nadu, continued for
the second day today.
The Centre, in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court had
stated that 44 Universities in India, including 17 in Tamil Nadu,
would be stripped of the deemed status as they failed to comply with
the requisite norms.
Reports received here said students of Vel's
University at Pallavaram on the city suburbs, boycotted classes and
resorted to an agitation blaming the management for lack of
infrastructural facilities.
They alleged that the University management had collected hefty fees
citing the deemed varsity status.
To
prevent the situation turning ugly, the management had declared a
holiday for a week.
A
report from Vallam in Thanjavur said, students of Prist University,
which was also in the Centre's black list, resorted to violence,
damaging windpanes and destroying furniture.
The students shouted slogans against the University for failing to
adhere to the norms fixed for deemed varsity status.
About eight students were taken into custody when they damaged the
windscreens of the car of Thanjavur District Deputy Superintendent
of Police. As tension prevailed in the premises, the University has
ordered closure of classes till further orders. Police resorted to a
mild charge to disperse students of Vinayaka Mission University in
Salem after they staged a road blockade agitation blaming the
management for the present crisis.
Soon after the agitating students hit the streets, police tried to
remove them forcibly. As the students did not relent, police used
mild force to chase them away.
Meanwhile, Vice-Chancellors of the deemed Varsities, which were
sought to be de-recognised, met at a city hotel to discuss the
future course of action.
The meeting discussed about the Centre's decision to strip the
deemed University status to their varsities and also the subsequent
students unrest in some institutions.
Stating that enough notice was not given to them, the Vel's
University had already decided to impleaded themselves in the case
pending before the Supreme Court.
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