Additional security at SPPU gates restricting entry for citizens
Prafulla Pawar, registrar of the university, said the campus roads were opened to public traffic during the Covid-19 pandemic after the Ganeshkhind Road flyover was demolished and reconstruction began. From Saturday onwards, people said they were told that entry is restricted due to the CJP protest, a reason university officials said they were unaware of. Because it is a heritage structure and take some pictures, stuti Angre, the student, said, “We wanted to visit the main building.
However, morning and evening walkers and others using its green spaces for exercise will continue to be allowed, university officials said. With the new bridge now being complete, the university is reverting to its earlier arrangement, officials said, adding that unnecessary traffic on campus poses risks and inconveniences for students. “Even walkers and others coming for exercise are allowed only through the main gate till 8am and for a fixed time in the evening,” said one of the guards. But we were told that outsiders are not allowed. Ankita Tiwari, ABVP secretary, SPPU, said, “Over the past few days, security personnel have been using heavy-handed tactics to intimidate students studying at the university. The university administration must clarify its position through a written communication,” Rahul Sasane, president, University Students’ Struggle Action Committee, Maharashtra State, said.
Pune: Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) has begun restricting through traffic on its campus, allowing entry primarily to those visiting the university for official work. This time, there is no formal circular, with security personnel questioning visitors at the gates. The civic body and traffic police had requested access through the university to ease congestion at University Circle. A four-wheeler with two college students was not allowed through the SPPU BC Joshi Gate towards Range Hills. How can a public university do that? All student unions have also opposed this move. resorting to such methods of intimidation is unacceptable While student safety must undoubtedly be a priority for the university. Students also called out the lack of clear written instructions to the security guards, making the entire process chaotic. “Over the past few days, the SPPU administration has imposed restrictions on entry and exit without issuing any public notice. Security has been stepped up at the main gate, IUCAA gate and Joshi gate. The gate near the police station has been completely shut, while the area around the main building has been cordoned off. Who exactly is the vice-chancellor afraid of? It is wrong to inconvenience students and citizens in this manner.
The university had earlier attempted to restrict public entry through a circular but faced opposition. Asked by TOI on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, security guards said there were orders from higher-ups not to allow any outsider inside the university.