Port Blair, Sept 30: A meeting of all opposition political parties was held at Shaheed Bhavan, Anarkali, Port Blair under the chairmanship of Mr. RangolalHaldar, President, A&N Pradesh Congress Committee on 29th Sept evening to discuss the police action on agitating students and for a permanent solution to the issues in DBRAIT, Port Blair. D.Ayyappan, Secretary, CPI(M) State Organising Committee had convened the meeting.
Mr. G. Bhaskar, Chairman, Congress Campaign Committee, Mr. AL Kulandai, State Organiser, DMK, Mr. Manikya Rao, President, TDP, Mr. Dhanasekaran, President, RJD along with other leaders attended the meeting while Mr. Paritosh Halder, President, A&N Democratic Congress could not attend the meeting as he was attending another meeting and extended support.
Meeting discussed the issues of DBRAIT and decided to issue a joint press statement condemning the police action on students, to send a letter to Govt of India and to meet the Chief Secretary on 30th September.
Later in a joint press statement the leaders observed that the brutal police action on the students which led to sustaining injury to several students and other health issues was violation of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed by the Constitution of India to assemble peacefully and without arms and freedom of speech and expression.
All leaders have now demanded that a judicial inquiry may be ordered into the issue in order to fix responsibility on the erring officials who ordered and carried out the inhuman attack on the college students.
The leaders also noted with concern that the students are aggrieved over the non-renewal/withdrawal of the affiliation by the Pondicherry University over the non-fulfillment of the shortcomings pointed out by the University. Instead of fulfilling the conditions put forward by the University for restoration of affiliation, the central government and A & N Administration moved Hon’ble High Court against the Pondicherry University. The leaders mentioned that they believe that the issue can be resolved if the central government intervenes in the matter and takes appropriate steps.
All leaders expressed full support for the DBRAIT students who are on agitation during the last few weeks. They called upon the central government to intervene in the issue and take all necessary steps to resolve the issues.
The Meeting also decided to take up other public issues jointly in the coming days.
