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Another attack on principal at Bengal college
Campus violence continued to escalate in Bengal as one more college principal was assaulted by alleged supporters of Trinamool Congress students’ wing, the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TCCP).
The attack took place on Wednesday when a group of students gheraoed D Banerjee, principal of Rampurhat College. The principal lost consciousness after being allegedly attacked and had to be hospitalised.
The incident triggered strong reactions from the civil society, with pro-Trinamool educationists like Sunanda Sanyal asking the Government to “immediately put the brakes on such incidents or we will be forced to take to the streets as we did in the past against the CPI(M)”.
This was the third such incident in the past week or so. A principal of Raiganj University College was roughed up by alleged supporters of TCCP led by top party leaders of North Dinajpur district. The principal later resigned after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called the incident an insignificant one.
Subsequently, another college principal was attacked, this time allegedly by SFI supporters at Majdia in Nadia district. The assaulters were later arrested and remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody.
Growing lumpen activities at educational institutions started a about month ago when a headmaster of a famous Kolkata school was assaulted by representatives of guardians who were reportedly led by a local Trinamool councillor.
Most violence in educational institutions are centred on control of students’ unions in State colleges most of which are currently controlled by the SFI. The latest attacks on the college principals are a spillover of students’ politics, experts feel.
Reacting the to the Wednesday’s incident, Education Minister Bratya Basu said, “The principal was promoting the interests of the CPI(M),” adding that the media was unnecessarily “giving undue focus on small incidents”.
Meanwhile, the Left Front gave a deputation to Governor MK Narayanan, seeking his intervention to stop the growing violence on campus.
“The Governor gave us a patient hearing and gave his assurance to look into the matter,” said State Leader of Opposition Suryakanto Mishra, adding that the Chief Minister should immediately stop the situation from going out of control or else “the situation would degenerate into what it used to be in the 1970s”.
Campus violence continued to escalate in Bengal as one more college principal was assaulted by alleged supporters of Trinamool Congress students’ wing, the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TCCP).
The attack took place on Wednesday when a group of students gheraoed D Banerjee, principal of Rampurhat College. The principal lost consciousness after being allegedly attacked and had to be hospitalised.
The incident triggered strong reactions from the civil society, with pro-Trinamool educationists like Sunanda Sanyal asking the Government to “immediately put the brakes on such incidents or we will be forced to take to the streets as we did in the past against the CPI(M)”.
This was the third such incident in the past week or so. A principal of Raiganj University College was roughed up by alleged supporters of TCCP led by top party leaders of North Dinajpur district. The principal later resigned after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called the incident an insignificant one.
Subsequently, another college principal was attacked, this time allegedly by SFI supporters at Majdia in Nadia district. The assaulters were later arrested and remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody.
Growing lumpen activities at educational institutions started a about month ago when a headmaster of a famous Kolkata school was assaulted by representatives of guardians who were reportedly led by a local Trinamool councillor.
Most violence in educational institutions are centred on control of students’ unions in State colleges most of which are currently controlled by the SFI. The latest attacks on the college principals are a spillover of students’ politics, experts feel.
Reacting the to the Wednesday’s incident, Education Minister Bratya Basu said, “The principal was promoting the interests of the CPI(M),” adding that the media was unnecessarily “giving undue focus on small incidents”.
Meanwhile, the Left Front gave a deputation to Governor MK Narayanan, seeking his intervention to stop the growing violence on campus.
“The Governor gave us a patient hearing and gave his assurance to look into the matter,” said State Leader of Opposition Suryakanto Mishra, adding that the Chief Minister should immediately stop the situation from going out of control or else “the situation would degenerate into what it used to be in the 1970s”.
