Resolve crisis, former student leaders urge govt

Four former presidents of students' unions have urged the government to take cognisance of the "criminal and hostile" attitude of the Haryana Agricultural University (HAU) administration towards the ongoing students' movement.

In a joint statement today, they said the news of the HAU administration locking the girls' hostel and stopping the food and water supply to the inmates is disturbing. "Such acts cannot be tolerated in any civilised society," they stated.

Former president of MDU Students' Union Capt Shamsher Singh Malik and former presidents of HAU Students' Union Inderjit Singh, Virendra Singh Malik and Phool Singh

Sheokand demanded that the government address the concerns of the students promptly.

They said it was unfortunate that the students had been forced to protest for such demands which could have been resolved through talks. "The biggest obstacle in this has been the arrogant and authoritarian behaviour of the Vice-Chancellor and other officials of the university," they alleged.