Govt. muting voice of students through police, say Mangaluru City MLAs
Legislators in Mangaluru have accused the state government of using police force to suppress student protests regarding exam scheduling. The MLAs claim that peaceful students were manhandled and that police unfairly targeted specific student organizations.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing tensions between local political factions and law enforcement regarding student rights and academic scheduling in India.
Y. Bharath Shetty, Mangaluru City North MLA, at a press conference in Mangaluru on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: H.S. MANJUNATH
Alleging that there was police excess on protesting students outside St. Agnes College on Monday, Mangaluru City MLAs on Tuesday accused the Congress-led State government of suppressing the voice of students through police force.
Addressing separate press conferences, Mangaluru City South MLA D. Vedavyasa Kamath and Mangaluru City North MLA Y. Bharath Shetty alleged that police manhandled students who were peacefully demanding postponement of odd-semester examinations scheduled by the college during Dasara time. The students did not indulge in any violence, they said.
Women police were not deployed in enough number during the protest though girl students were in large number. they said.
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