Post by Manvinder Adhana on Jan 7, 2006 1:49:49 GMT -5
The murder of a 20-year-old student outside Aurobindo College on Friday has shaken Delhi University enough for authorities to takeimmediate measures to provide security during the college festivals and other functions.
With the college festival season just around the corner, Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Deepak Paintal has said better security would be provided during the functions.
"We have called for a meeting of all the college principals and these issues would be discussed," Paintal told IANS. Terming the murder tragic, he said the college should be more alert during cultural
events.
On Friday, the student, Rinku Tanwar, was stabbed to death by members of a rival gang after he and his friends stopped them from attending a
fresher's party at Aurobindo College. The rival group students reportedly did not belong to the college. Four other students were also injured. According to police, the two groups had clashed before.
According to Paintal, discussions would be held with senior police officers so that adequate police presence could be maintained at colleges to avoid such incidents in future. He stressed that the staff and teachers of colleges should get involved in organising festivals
and take on more responsibility. It is normally the students who organise such events, he said.
According to Paintal, college staff needed to be more vigilant and alert during cultural events. He said police are always present outside colleges to maintain law and order.
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When students of Sri Aurobindo College walked into their campus on Friday, they were looking forward to two hours of DJ and dance party.But what they got instead was blood at the gates. One person was
stabbed to death and three injured, in a fight reportedly over entry of outsiders.
Only, it quickly assumed the colours of a Jat-Gujjar showdown. So why are DU colleges cauldrons of aggression waiting to boil over at the slightest pretext? Times City takes a look. Jat-Gujjar rivalry has been Delhi University's (DU) bane for decades.
It has increased over the years with the urbanisation of Delhi'speriphery. Residents sold lands at high rates. What remained was a population that was not exactly urban in character or culture but had a lot of money. The correlation between rural background and less
marks may not be a politically correct statement, but it is a reality.So colleges with an evening section that admit academically poorer students have a perpetual law and order problem, says a DU insider.Says a college principal: "The nouveau riche do not identify with their urban collegemates. Violence for them is almost a ticket to acceptance."
Agrees sociologist Anand Kumar. "The urban-rural divide is a problem in DU. But what is more unfortunate is the benign neglect that authorities have been displaying when it comes to lumpensiation of
marginal students. It is the responsibility of the vice-chancellor to take the initiative to cleanse the campus," he says.
With the college festival season just around the corner, Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Deepak Paintal has said better security would be provided during the functions.
"We have called for a meeting of all the college principals and these issues would be discussed," Paintal told IANS. Terming the murder tragic, he said the college should be more alert during cultural
events.
On Friday, the student, Rinku Tanwar, was stabbed to death by members of a rival gang after he and his friends stopped them from attending a
fresher's party at Aurobindo College. The rival group students reportedly did not belong to the college. Four other students were also injured. According to police, the two groups had clashed before.
According to Paintal, discussions would be held with senior police officers so that adequate police presence could be maintained at colleges to avoid such incidents in future. He stressed that the staff and teachers of colleges should get involved in organising festivals
and take on more responsibility. It is normally the students who organise such events, he said.
According to Paintal, college staff needed to be more vigilant and alert during cultural events. He said police are always present outside colleges to maintain law and order.
o o o o
When students of Sri Aurobindo College walked into their campus on Friday, they were looking forward to two hours of DJ and dance party.But what they got instead was blood at the gates. One person was
stabbed to death and three injured, in a fight reportedly over entry of outsiders.
Only, it quickly assumed the colours of a Jat-Gujjar showdown. So why are DU colleges cauldrons of aggression waiting to boil over at the slightest pretext? Times City takes a look. Jat-Gujjar rivalry has been Delhi University's (DU) bane for decades.
It has increased over the years with the urbanisation of Delhi'speriphery. Residents sold lands at high rates. What remained was a population that was not exactly urban in character or culture but had a lot of money. The correlation between rural background and less
marks may not be a politically correct statement, but it is a reality.So colleges with an evening section that admit academically poorer students have a perpetual law and order problem, says a DU insider.Says a college principal: "The nouveau riche do not identify with their urban collegemates. Violence for them is almost a ticket to acceptance."
Agrees sociologist Anand Kumar. "The urban-rural divide is a problem in DU. But what is more unfortunate is the benign neglect that authorities have been displaying when it comes to lumpensiation of
marginal students. It is the responsibility of the vice-chancellor to take the initiative to cleanse the campus," he says.