Friday, February 4, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Dalit students forced to tonsure heads for fee delay

 

http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4880750

04/02/2011
Dalit students forced to tonsure heads for fee delay

Ghaziabad, Feb 3 (IANS) Thirty Dalit students of a privately-run
institute in Ghaziabad, affiliated to the Uttar Pradesh Technical
University, were forced to tonsure their heads as the state government
delayed payment of their fees, a student said Thursday.

The incident took place last month at the Institute of Management
Studies (IMS), where the victims launched a protest earlier Thursday
and were supported by their colleagues.

The students suffered the humiliation because the social welfare
department of the state government delayed to deposit their fees with
the institute, said Shivesh, a student.

'Four students - Vipin Kumar Rana, Aswani Kumar, Dinesh Kumar and
Manish Morya - have submitted their written complaints to the police
and sought to register a case,' he said.

'The district magistrate and the senior police officials visited the
institute and assured us of initiating action against the erring staff
of the institute,' he said.

He said when it was pointed out to the students that the state
government has delayed payment of their fees, they paid the money from
their own pocket, along with a late payment surcharge. Yet the
institute insisted on tonsuring the students.

'Although each student paid a late fee of Rs.1,500 for the fault of
the government, we were victimised before appearing in examination,'
said one of the students.

The students said they were issued admit cards for the 7th semester
examinations in December 2010 only after their heads were shaven off,
he alleged.

'We kept mum in view of our examination that ended Jan 17. We also did
not speak out in view of our internal assessment (accounting for 500
marks awarded by the institute) that ended Jan 21,' said a victim.

The institute closed for the vacation soon after the examination and
reopened Thursday, when the students launched their agitation.

Shivesh alleged institute director Prabal Chakraborty humiliated not
only the students but also their parents. He called their parents and
used abusive language.

When contacted, a senior director of the institute refused to comment
on the issue.

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