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Students demand Central law on professional college admissions

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Government criticised for not protecting interests of students from weaker sections of society Government criticised for not protecting interests of students from weaker sections

VOICING PROTEST: Students taking out a rally in Gulbarga on Thursday in protest against the Supreme Court's decision on admissions to professional colleges

GULBARGA: Students from different schools trooped out of their classes on Thursday and held a noisy protest in the city demanding Central legislation on admission to professional colleges and protect the interests of students seeking admission in unaided private professional colleges.

The students affiliated to the Students Federation of India (SFI) came in a procession and shouted slogans against the Government for not protecting the interests of students from the weaker sections of society.

They formed a human chain around Vallabhbhai Patel Chowk disrupting the movement of traffic for more than an hour. They also burnt an effigy representing the State Government to voice their protest. They marched to the Deputy Commissioner's office and held a dharna outside the office.

In a memorandum addressed to Minister for Higher Education D. Manjunath and submitted to the district authorities, the students demanded that the State Government pressure the Union Government to enact a law on admissions and a fee fixation policy for professional colleges. The memorandum also demanded an increase in the budgetary allocation for education in the State and Union budgets.

While the increase in the State budget for education should be at least 30 per cent, the Union Government should ensure that 10 per cent of the total budgetary allocation is spent on education.

The students also demanded the establishment of a women's degree college in the City and a government pre-university college in all taluk headquarters. They also demanded that the Government fill all vacant posts of teachers in schools.

Schools, colleges closed

Our Raichur Staff Correspondent reports:

Most of the schools and colleges in Raichur remained closed for the day as students boycotted classes in response to a bandh call given by the district unit of the Student Federation of India.

The SFI, which organised the bandh to oppose the Supreme Court ruling on admissions to unaided professional colleges, demanded that the State Government bring pressure on the Union Government to enact a Central legislation to protect the interest of meritorious students from weaker sections. The activists also took out a procession in the city and submitted a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner Tushar Girinath urging the Government to take up the issue with the Union Government.

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