The 48-day-long struggle by a group of Panjab University students demanding round-the-clock freedom of movement in girls’ hostels has finally yielded results.
The University’s Senate has decided to allow unrestricted movement in hostels for girls, with a condition that students going out after 11 p.m. will have to make an entry in a register.
“The Senate deliberated on the issue of 24x7 opening of girls’ hostels. It was resolved that students be allowed to exit hostels after 11 p.m., after making an entry in the register maintained by the hostel,” an official statement by the University said on Saturday.
“The message is loud and clear that women have now come forward to assert themselves...” Kanupriya, president of the Panjab University Campus Students’ Council (PUCSC) told The Hindu . The students elected the first women president of the PUCSC this year.
Victory march
Several students led by Ms. Kanupriya, and from the Students For Society (SFS), All India Students’ Association and Panjab Students’ Union, held a victory march on the campus after the Senate's decision.
A visibly elated Sunidhi, of the Physics department, said, “It’s a collective win...the freedom of movement will go a long way towards increasing socialisation on the campus.”
