PESIT College resembles a war zone

Students of PESIT College protested in front of the college and blamed the college principal and administration for the death of Pranay Kumar AY. Window panes were broken and college property destroyed.

The students were also upset over the fact that the police and college authorities did not reach the spot in time. The protest began around 10am and ended at 2pm, after top cops brokered a peace. The students had locked some college employees, including lecturers, in a room and did not allow them to come out, till the police intervened.

“When the situation was getting out of hand, I rushed to the spot and convinced the students to behave. Later, a the college principal and administrator met 15 students,” said deputy commissioner of police Sonia Narang.

Students highlighted the pressure exerted on them by the college to secure good marks in examinations. Students also complained of college timings, hostel food and the college’s refusal to allow use of laptops in rooms.

Since these issues were not related to the incident, they were not addressed in the meeting. The college authorities and students will meet again on Wednesday, added the police.

The students complained that said the warden, Sitaram, was restricting free movement in the hostel. We pay hostel bills and there should not be restrictions, said Aakash. Some students blamed the college’s taxing schedule, where classes begin at 9.30am and end around 6pm. There are unnecessary preparatory test for each semester exam and it is mandatory that the students secure good marks.