The wall, constructed by Allahabad College (AU) to shut the entry of individuals and autos from the principle gate of its science school campus on the Katra market facet, was demolished allegedly by protesting scholar leaders on the intervening night time of Friday and Saturday.
The demolished wall and the policemen stationed on the website close to the AU science school campus. (HT PHOTO)
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The agitated scholar leaders reportedly climbed atop the adjoining wall of the gate and with the assistance of lengthy bamboo sticks, demolished the 9-feet excessive wall which was constructed on Friday night, knowledgeable varsity officers.
A few months again, the varsity administration had locked this entrance gate, making entry to the science school solely from the gate positioned in entrance of Chandrashekar Azad park. Nonetheless, the lock was damaged many instances by some unidentified miscreants.
AU administration was of the opinion that because the science school had two gates, your entire campus had grow to be porous and weak to miscreants who usually indulged in eve-teasing and different objectionable acts. These unscrupulous components used to usually enter from both of the gates of the science school and escape from the opposite one with none hindrance.
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Because the lock on the gate was damaged a number of instances, the varsity administration determined to assemble a wall in entrance of the gate to finally block the thoroughfare. Nonetheless, because the labours arrived to erect the wall on Friday morning, they had been stopped by the scholar leaders who’ve been opposing the vice-chancellor and the varsity administration on some points for the previous a number of months.
However by the night, the VC, prof Sangita Srivastava herself reached the location and stood there whereas the wall was constructed. The coed leaders did protest in her presence too however had been detained by the police. Police had been additionally deployed on the website to protect the wall on the night time too.
Nonetheless, after midnight, numerous scholar leaders arrived on the website and demolished the wall even because the outnumbered policemen watched.
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AU’s public relation officer (PRO), prof Jaya Kapoor mentioned, “The college authorities have made a number of efforts to shut the Katra facet gate of the science school campus because the campus safety was compromised as individuals had been making it a thoroughfare. Closing the entry by erecting the wall was a step to safe the campus however sadly, the wall has been demolished. We’re assessing the state of affairs and can take acceptable motion in the end of time.”