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Campaign launched

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEPT. 13. A movement has been launched here to resist the moves of the Central Government at "providing a Left leaning to the educational sector" in the country. Launching the Kerala State unit of the Siksha Bachao Andolan Samithy, its Co-ordinator, Deenanath Bathra, accused the Centre of creating an unhealthy trend in the educational sector, under pressure from the Leftist parties.The Kerala unit, with A. Sukumaran Nair, the former Vice-Chancellor of the Mahatma Gandhi University as its chairman and K. Jayaprasad as its convener, would launch a State-wide campaign, which included awareness programmes, seminars and signature collection, against the Centre's agenda in the educational sector, Mr. Bathra added.

Students boycott classes

Students of the College of Engineering (CET) boycotted classes today in protest against the non-availability of water in the men's hostel at the college this morning. The water supply to the men's hostel reportedly ceased just after 8 a.m. when the students were preparing to go to class. The college Principal, S.K. Mohan, said the situation had come about because one of the two water tanks in the hostel was out of action on account of maintenance work.

DYFI takes out protest march

The DYFI took out a march from the Asan Square at Palayam to the Secretariat and staged a dharna in protest against the educational policies of the UDF Government. The CPI(M) district secretariat member, Kadakampally Surendran, inaugurated the march and dharna. The DYFI district president, S.S. Rajalal, and the secretary, M.M. Basheer, were among those who spoke. The leaders threatened to step up the agitation if the Government did not give up its policy of "commercialising" professional education.

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