City-based former students of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have alleged there is a conspiracy to defame the institution, and criticised the administration for its failure to handle the violence on the campus.
Protest turns violent
Students and two scribes were injured in a baton-charge by the police when a protest on Saturday night against an alleged eve-teasing turned violent. The incident happened after some students wanted to meet the vice-chancellor at his residence.
Pyare Lal, a BHU alumnus working as a consultant with Indian Naval Maritime Academy, claimed that the violence was orchestrated at the behest of opposition parties.
“When I was a student, leaders of Sanyukt Yuvjan Sabha (a youth body) were responsible for damaging the academic environment and closure of the university for a long period. Now the situation is being repeated,” he said.
‘Fuel to the fire’
Another alumnus Markandey Singh said, “Non-BHU people are adding fuel to the fire. A conspiracy can’t be ruled out. BHU students will never defile the statue of Mahamana (as Madan Mohan Malviya is called). We are mulling approaching the President for his intervention.”
Allegations dismissed
Ex-student Siddh Vidya, an advocate, dismissed the allegations of rampant eve-teasing made by a section of students.
“I studied there and stayed in a girls hostel for eight years, but did not face even a single incident of this nature. I visited the BHU a few days ago and found everything like before. There is something fishy (about recent incidents),” said the former student.
