IIT-BHU issues statement condemning IIT-B warning to its students; their counterparts in other institutes also stand in solidarity
NCP students' wing members met IIT-B authorities asking for withdrawal of the new code of conduct
The SFC has also stated that the students' collective stands in solidarity with the students of IIT-Bombay in their fight for a democratic and inclusive campus. Support is also coming in from students in other institutions. The code of conduct regarding institute life has been severely criticised by students. While the authorities have stated they are only reiterating the existing rules, students have alleged that when each hostel has its individual rulebook, they are unaware from where a single code of conduct for all has been designed by the institute.
Warning of bigger agitation
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) students' wing approached the IIT-Bombay authorities on Thursday demanding the withdrawal of the new rules. Amol Matele, president of the students' wing, said, "It is wrong that such regulations have been imposed on students for taking part in activities against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). All activities have been conducted peacefully and it is the students' democratic right to register their dissent." The NCP's students' wing has warned of a bigger agitation if the code of conduct is not withdrawn.
The IIT-Bombay spokesperson reiterated how all the rules already exist and the authorities have only compiled them together to remind students. "We have never stopped students from any activities. They were just reminded of the regulations only to reiterate that hostels are not the place. We will respond with those detailed regulations to the NCP students' wing."
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