The future scientists of the country on Tuesday ventured out of their laboratories to voice their protest against corruption
The future scientists of the country on Tuesday ventured out of their laboratories to voice their protest against corruption. About 200 students of the country's premier scientific research institute, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), skipped their lunch demanding a strong anti-graft bill.
At least 30 students from postgraduate and PhD courses in IISc, who initiated a signature campaign against corruption, took a 7-kilometre-long cycle rally from IISc in Yeshwanthpur to Freedom Park in the centre of town. At the Freedom Park, IISc students joined other protestors and held placards against corruption.
"The student community of the IISc is fed up with corruption. So we have decided to extend our solidarity to the nationwide protest against corruption," said Pankaj Jain, a student from the molecular biophysics unit of IISc.
He said about 200 students came forward to skip lunch and that the institute's canteens were informed in advance about it. Vinod Kumar of IISc's biochemistry department said the protest would go on despite the developments in New Delhi. "Going by the response we have got so far, we expect some more of our friends to take part in the protest on Wednesday," he said.
Meanwhile, management students and faculty from the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) staged a symbolic protest in Bangalore and Ahmedabad. Professor Trilochan Sastry, dean (academics) pledged to skip a meal everyday until the government agrees to a strong Lokpal Bill.
Students of IIM-B skipped their lunch on Tuesday as a mark of their support to the cause, and have decided to join IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad to support this movement by established an online petition for the same. They showed their resentment by wearing T-shirts inside out. "Any corrupt system should be turned upside down," said Mihir Mogre who came up with the idea.
However, students from National Law School of India University said they haven't taken a stance as yet, and are not participating in any demonstrations for now. "We haven't thought
on those lines as yet," said Rajneesh Deka, vice- president of the college.
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