SRFTI students allege denial of basic facilities amid ongoing protest
Students at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) are protesting against the administration, alleging that basic facilities like the mess and gym have been restricted as a form of collective punishment. The unrest follows clashes during an event organized by an RSS-linked group.
Why it matters
The conflict highlights ongoing tensions between student bodies and academic administrations regarding political expression and campus governance.
SRFTI students allege denial of basic facilities amid ongoing protest left The agitation began after clashes on September 27 during an event organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat (ABGP), which the students described as an RSS-linked organisation. File PTI PTI https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/h2o5us/article71611778.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/PTI09_29_2026_000509A.jpg - Kolkata: Students of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) during a solidarity gathering titled 'Rise in Rage' against an alleged attack on students by RSS-linked outfits, in Kolkata, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (PTI Photo) (PTI09_29_2026_000509A) The students alleged that the ‘institute administration was resorting to measures that amounted to collective punishment by denying them access to basic facilities amid the ongoing agitation’ Kolkata SRFTI students, who are continuing their indefinite sit-in protest on campus despite being asked to vacate the premises, on Thursday (October 22, 2026) alleged that the administration denied them access to basic facilities to stop their agitation.
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