Delhi University asks students to take prior permission for holding protests
New Delhi Apr 23 PTI The Delhi University has issued a notice asking students to mandatorily take prior permission from the varsity to hold protestsEarlier this month the university had issued an advisory to students to maintain law and order on the campus and focus on preparations for their upcoming examsDelhi University proctor Rajni Abbi said the latest notice was issued keeping in view the incidents in the last few daysA student told us that he had been sitting on a hunger strike for the last four days We did not even know it What do we do if something happens to the student she saidAbbi said they have made it compulsory for students to seek permission from the proctors office for holding protestsWe are not going to deny permission to anyone There is always a possibility that outsiders might come and do something mischievous This is also for the safety of the students We do not want students to destroy university property and that is a new point that we have added which was not there in the earlier notification she told PTIShe said not only has the notice been posted on the university website but sent to all the student organisationsPrior intimation of gatheringprotestdemonstration anywhere in the university is mandatory Although protestsdemonstrations are the legal right of every individual yet prior permission from the proctors office is mandatory read the notice issued on FridayIt is also directed that the participants shall refrain from using violence and any destruction to public property failing which the organisers will be held responsible for any damage and strict action will be taken it addedThe notice stated that the organisers should furnish details about their college or department contact number e-mail address and course name at least 24 hours in advanceThe organisers are also supposed to furnish details of programmes which includes nature of the programme protest public speech dharna GBM rally etc duration use of logistics list of speakers and expected number of participants PTI SLB SRY
New Delhi Apr 23 PTI The Delhi University has issued a notice asking students to mandatorily take prior permission from the varsity to hold protestsEarlier this month the university had issued an advisory to students to maintain law and order on the campus and focus on preparations for their upcoming examsDelhi University proctor Rajni Abbi said the latest notice was issued keeping in view the incidents in the last few daysA student told us that he had been sitting on a hunger strike for the last four days We did not even know it What do we do if something happens to the student she saidAbbi said they have made it compulsory for students to seek permission from the proctors office for holding protestsWe are not going to deny permission to anyone There is always a possibility that outsiders might come and do something mischievous This is also for the safety of the students We do not want students to destroy university property and that is a new point that we have added which was not there in the earlier notification she told PTIShe said not only has the notice been posted on the university website but sent to all the student organisationsPrior intimation of gatheringprotestdemonstration anywhere in the university is mandatory Although protestsdemonstrations are the legal right of every individual yet prior permission from the proctors office is mandatory read the notice issued on FridayIt is also directed that the participants shall refrain from using violence and any destruction to public property failing which the organisers will be held responsible for any damage and strict action will be taken it addedThe notice stated that the organisers should furnish details about their college or department contact number e-mail address and course name at least 24 hours in advanceThe organisers are also supposed to furnish details of programmes which includes nature of the programme protest public speech dharna GBM rally etc duration use of logistics list of speakers and expected number of participants PTI SLB SRY
