Chandigarh: SOI workers of Panjab University protested outside VC’s office against the authorities for long pending demands of the students of the university. The party leaders claimed that these demands are on their manifesto from past 1-2 yrs. Every time authorities show lethargic attitude towards these demands by giving or another excuse and always delay them toll election and makes these demands the election issue. “If in this India’s No. 1 Universities we have to fight elections basic necessities then we can imagine a nation with 65% youth is heading towards which direction”.
Though we have submitted memorandums for these issues from 20 days. Back even today no official of University authority turned out to address our problems. SOI is a party which had emerged as a single largest party this year we are backed 40.50% support of University students and we will not let our demands to be delayed at any cost. If our demands are not addressed timely and effectively we will be compelled to sharpen our protest.
The demands for which protest was held by our party mainly includes demands related to girls hostel, B.D.S department and lack of cleanliness and unhygienic conditions at the eatery shops, canteens and messes around the campus whether its departments, hostels, stucee or University Market.
Demands related to Girls Hostel
- Toll free 24 X 7 help line number for girls.
- Library, Gym and Coffee house should be opened backside of Kasturba Hostel.
- Attendance time of Girls Hostel must be changed from (9:00 – 9:30 pm) to (9:00 – 10:00 pm) and late entry from (9:30 – 10:30 pm) to (10:00 – 11:00 pm)
- Reinstall coffee machine and atleast 3 washing machine in each hostel and repair old machines
- Proper shed must be there in girls hostel for in parking lots.
- Fine for late entry of girls (after 6 late entries) must be reduced to Rs.100 from 250.
- Proper lightening from (girls hostel no 8/9 to gate no 3), (Student centre to all the hostels.
- Renovation of Interlinks between girls hostel and proper lightning be done which should be working.
Demands related to B.D.S Dept.
- Re-appear + Re-val. Results must be declared earlier before filling the next semester examination form.
- Re-appear fees should be reduced
- Bus-service should be provided from B.D.S to GMSH Sec 32
- Breakage charges are being charged with the fees but when any breakage access students are being charged again for the some.
- Wi-Fi should be installed at the earliest
- All the 8 labs should be air-conditioned
- Re-open Deptt Canteen.
Tackle unhygienic and uncleanliness problems in the university premises
- All the eatery shops, canteens and messes should be properly hygienic and clean.
- Open canteens in all the departments (especially department of Botany)
- Provide clean and purified water in all the hostels and departments.
Miscellaneous Demands
- Provide lockers for the students of department of UIFT
“University authorities taking its signature move again assured us that our demands will be fulfilled at the earliest if our demands are not fulfilled we will be compelled to take strong decision to sharpen our protest and we are made to go on in definite hunger strike by Friday”