Karnataka - Bangalore   

Medical students go on daylong fast over quota issue

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: Undergraduate medical students expressed support for their counterparts in New Delhi by staging a daylong fast outside the Bangalore Medical College (BMC) here on Friday. The students are protesting against the proposal to increase reservation for students from Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in institutions of higher education.

Undergraduate students of the college have boycotted classes since Thursday. Interns and postgraduate students have staged a "silent protest" and are wearing black badges, Venugopal, president of the Junior Doctors' Association of BMC, said.

Dr. Venugopal said more concessions should not be extended to students from OBCs. But they could be given financial assistance, he added.

On Saturday, students of private medical colleges in the State are likely to join the protest. They plan to take out a march to the Raj Bhavan and submit a memorandum to Governor T.N. Chaturvedi, Dr. Venugopal said.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

`Sting operations' should not be banned, says Tarun Tejpal
BMP urged to create awareness about urban renewal mission
JNNURM: C.R. Simha stresses on transparency
Of science and spirituality
Animals have a right to live: Ullas Karanth
Mumtaz Begum fumes at BMP Commissioner
Administrative tribunal sets aside penalty on police official
Minister hits out at Sindhia
`Mithakshara' revisited
Committee chiefs may be asked to continue
Medical students go on daylong fast over quota issue
Country's first `book mall' inaugurated
Watchman murdered
Kumaraswamy urged to act against police
Vehicles recovered
Around the City
In Bangalore Today

Copyright © 2006, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu