PUDUCHERRY: Tension continues to prevail in Pondicherry University over students council magazine ‘Widerstand’ Participants of a march organised by the university students council in support of the magazine were allegedly attacked by a group of students on the campus.
According to students, they started the march in front of the ‘Amudham’ mess where a group of about 15 students came in bike, stopped them and asked them not to organise the programme.
“We were organising it peacefully and while we were explaining it they started to attack us, many of us , including students council members, were beaten up, even girl students were attacked” said Nidhin Nath , a magazine committee member.
“We can identify students who attacked us, the university should take strict action against these troublemakers” he added. The students demanded the Vice Chancellor to lodge a police complaint against culprits. They started a protest inside the campus demanding the same which continued till late in the night.
At the same time, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a
protest in front of the Students Welfare Dean’s office demanding an official ban on the magazine which contains ‘anti national’ content. The leaders demanded action against the magazine committee members and the university administration. They submitted a memorandum to the Registrar demanding the same.
