With Delhi University resuming physical classes from February 17, student bodies protesting over the matter for the past three days called it a “victory for students”, who sat on hunger strike and demanded boycott of online classes. Did. Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) President AK Bhagi welcomed the development and said, “We are doing face-to-face teaching after almost two years. There is nothing that can replace offline learning.”
“What we expect from the administration is complete sanitisation of the colleges, following all the protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Everyone should get vaccinated. Hope things will get back on track soon.” Protests broke out for the third consecutive day on Wednesday demanding resumption of physical classes and student organizations urged the authorities in various ways to meet their demands. Use tricks.
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The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) launched the “Classroom on the Road” campaign earlier in the day, where Professor Abha Dev Habib from Miranda House spoke on the functioning of the academic council of the university and the upcoming changes in its educational system. Habib “highlighted the undemocratic tendencies of the Academic Council and called for the introduction of the four-year undergraduate program (FYUP) and the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) as anti-student policies.
“Despite stringent repression and violent scuffles by the security and police, the students did not retreat an inch from the agitation, taking to the streets with a blanket on the road. His long and enduring fight for inclusive and quality education has demonstrated that student unity can indeed compel the authorities to uphold the interests of the student community. Chakka Jam called it a tough victory for the students to voice their demand.
“This decision is not a gift of the DU administration, but a tough victory for the relentless AISA-led Reopen DU movement. Several memorandums, protests, hunger strikes and an indefinite strike of 56 days later, after three days of vigorous AISA protests, this notice is a sigh of relief for thousands of DU students.” RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi activists offline The office bearers of the Council (ABVP) and Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) began an indefinite hunger strike on Tuesday demanding the resumption of classes. The ABVP also protested outside the academic council meeting.
DU officials broke their fast after talking to nine students who were on hunger strike about the resumption of offline classes. ABVP’s national media convener and its Delhi state secretary Siddharth Yadav, who was present during the protest, said, “We have been protesting continuously for the last three days demanding the reopening of Delhi University, and for which our workers Was also sitting on hunger strike since yesterday. , This is the victory of every student of the university.
Earlier in the day, Krantikari Yuva Sangathan (KYS) gheraoed Shastri Bhavan, which houses the office of the Union Ministry of Education, to register its protest. The protesters also shaved their heads to mark the protest.
He had said, “Online education cannot replace the quality of education imparted in the classroom.” In a Facebook post, DU professor Abha Dev Habib saluted the students for putting pressure on the authorities.
“When I saw the ABVP protesting today (for the first time on this issue) at the Faculty of Arts, I knew the reopening notice was coming. Salute to the students who created constant pressure through their physical protest and congratulated the students who joined the boycott of online classes for opening up the administration…” read his post.
She said that the DU administration should have called first semester students in April as they are passing their exams. “However, the notice once again shows non-use of mind by the DU administration. Considering that the first semester students are at the end of their semester studies, they could have been allowed online classes and OBE and asked to appear in April, second semester. This shows how seriously the administrator takes important questions of teaching-learning. Could have reopened for fourth and sixth semester students,” she said in the post.
Delhi University Proctor Rajni Abbi had earlier announced that the university would start offline classes from February 17. After the announcement, celebrations were held with the slogan “DU VC har gaya”.
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