College of Art students stage protest near Kejriwals residence
New Delhi Feb 19 PTI A section of students from the College of Art on Saturday staged a protest near Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals residence over the institutes merger with the Delhi government-run Ambedkar UniversityThe Delhi University was informed that the Office of the Lieutenant Governor has in-principle approved the merger of the College of Art COA subject to its de-affiliation from the universityThe Delhi University has not yet approved the de-affiliationThe students held placards that read Reject AUD Reclaim DU We Reject CoA merger with AUDThey also submitted a memorandum to the office of the chief minister demanding that the merger be stoppedThe Students Federation of India supported the protest The JNU unit of the National Students Union of India too expressed solidarity with the protesting studentsWe condemn the Delhi Cabinets decision to disaffiliate the college from University of Delhi DU and merge it with Dr B R Ambedkar University Delhi AUD and acknowledge that this decision is in continuation with the attempt to make education more expensive and increase the course fees considerably they saidNoting that the decision will discriminate against students from socio-economically marginalised sections of the society and eventually exclude artists from underprivileged backgrounds the protesters stressed that it will also impact womens right to education PTI SLB IJT
New Delhi Feb 19 PTI A section of students from the College of Art on Saturday staged a protest near Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals residence over the institutes merger with the Delhi government-run Ambedkar UniversityThe Delhi University was informed that the Office of the Lieutenant Governor has in-principle approved the merger of the College of Art COA subject to its de-affiliation from the universityThe Delhi University has not yet approved the de-affiliationThe students held placards that read Reject AUD Reclaim DU We Reject CoA merger with AUDThey also submitted a memorandum to the office of the chief minister demanding that the merger be stoppedThe Students Federation of India supported the protest The JNU unit of the National Students Union of India too expressed solidarity with the protesting studentsWe condemn the Delhi Cabinets decision to disaffiliate the college from University of Delhi DU and merge it with Dr B R Ambedkar University Delhi AUD and acknowledge that this decision is in continuation with the attempt to make education more expensive and increase the course fees considerably they saidNoting that the decision will discriminate against students from socio-economically marginalised sections of the society and eventually exclude artists from underprivileged backgrounds the protesters stressed that it will also impact womens right to education PTI SLB IJT
