Students Demand Chief Proctor’s Resignation and Immediate

Action on 10-Point Charter of Demands

Varanasi, 2 Oct (HS): The indefinite protest being organised

by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), BHU Unit, over a 10-point

charter of demands concerning student safety, campus security, administrative

accountability and basic facilities entered its tenth consecutive day on

Friday. With no concrete action on the demands so far, ABVP activists staged a

symbolic ‘dead body’ demonstration near the Vishwanath Temple complex,

expressing their protest against the continued inaction on students’ concerns.

During the demonstration, activists lay on the ground in a

symbolic representation of dead bodies, highlighting their concerns over

student safety and the functioning of the university administration. ABVP

stated that despite repeatedly raising students’ concerns before the university

administration over the past ten days, concrete action on the demands remains

awaited. The organisation described the demonstration as a symbolic expression

of protest against what it termed administrative insensitivity, lack of

accountability and inadequate attention to students’ concerns.

Pallav Suman, President, ABVP BHU Unit, said, Today

marks the tenth day of our indefinite protest, but no concrete initiative has

been taken so far on the legitimate demands of the students. Student safety

must be the highest priority of any university. When students are compelled to

continue protesting for days to seek solutions to their basic concerns, it

raises serious questions about the functioning of the administration. Our key

demand is the resignation of the Chief Proctor and effective measures to ensure

the safety of students across the campus. The administration must listen to

students and take immediate, time-bound decisions on their demands.

Anurag Tiwari, Unit Secretary, ABVP BHU, said, The

university administration has a responsibility to provide students with a safe,

clean and conducive academic environment. Security arrangements need to be

strengthened, adequate CCTV cameras and street lighting must be ensured,

unauthorised entry should be prevented, and the cleanliness and maintenance of

Madhuban Park must be improved. Students’ concerns should be addressed through

dialogue, transparency and accountability rather than attempts to suppress

their voice.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi