Sukhram Oraon is a firebrand JMM legislator from West Singhbhum district but even this could not help him evade ragging by his seniors on his first day in college.
JAMSHEDPUR: Sukhram Oraon is a firebrand Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator from West Singhbhum district but even this could not help him evade ragging by his seniors on his first day in college.
"You may call it ragging or whatever it may be but my first day in college is really pleasant memory," Oraon, who enrolled in St Augustine College at Manoharpur in West Singhbum district after passing the matriculation examination this year, said.
Elaborating on the incident, the MLA from Chakradharpur said a function was organised by seniors to welcome freshers in the college campus on August 16 and he, being a member of the assembly, was made the chief guest.
"Honestly, at first, I did not think that I would fall prey to ragging by my college mates, which I realised only when some of the boys drew my attention to the intention of the seniors," he said.
No sooner had he sat on the chair meant for the chief guest, one of the students asked Oraon in what capacity he had sat on the chair meant for the chief guest. Have you occupied the seat as a chief guest or as a student, the student asked.
Oraon said he was in the college as a student and not as a politician.
Then, the student shot back saying he did not deserve to sit in the chair meant for the chief guest. He asked Oraon to go to the students gallery.
Oraon obeyed the directive and joined the students in the gallery. But the student was still not satisfied and asked the MLA to stand up and introduce himself to new-comers, which he did.
Later, Oraon was felicitated by the students.
Oraon, who opted for the arts stream, said he had directed his supporters and bodyguards to stay away while he was attending classes as their presence in the campus would hamper the college's authorities and students.
Oraon, however, noted that the college, one of the reputed educational institutions in the tribal-dominated Manoharpur area, lacked proper maintenance and said he would do his best to improve things.
He claimed the enrolment of students in the college has nearly doubled from 650 to 1,200 this year after he had taken admission there.
Oraon admitted he wanted to attend classes regularly but could not due to security reasons. He could attend classes at least twice or thrice a week.
The MLA secured a first division in the matriculation examination conducted by the Jharkhand Academic Council this year.
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