Presidency University
The incident occurred on Oct 13, and ABVP-affiliated students lodged a complaint the following day, demanding action. The university formed a five-member inquiry committee comprising professors on Oct 14 to “examine the circumstances surrounding the incident and submit its findings and recommendations within 15 working days. It is deeply unfortunate that two innocent students have been punished today due to the vile mentality and actions of these Leftist organisations.”
It has also been decided that they won’t be allowed to take admission to any future degree programmes in this university.
One is a gold medal-winning postgraduate student, while the other has recently cleared her PG exams but remains involved in “post-studentship” academic activities. An official said, “After careful consideration of the CCTV footage and hearing different stakeholders of the university, the inquiry committee could ascertain that two students were involved in writing abusive words on the poster of another organisation carrying the portrait of Swami Vivekananda. Registrar Debajyoti Konar said, “Presidency University always stood for dignified academic discourse and debate on different scientific and socio-political issues. ABVP unit president Mridul Banik said, “Vivekananda is revered by people all over the world.
Kolkata: Two female students have been expelled from Presidency University for writing abusive words on an ABVP banner bearing Swami Vivekananda ’s image. They have also been barred from admission to any future degree programme at the university. Accordingly, the students have been expelled from the university. The university is not in a position to tolerate any abuse to any thinkers or ideas or organizations. Yet, he has been disrespected in his own college. The Leftist student organisations made two innocent students commit such a despicable act.