SRFTI students allege power cut amid protest; institute defends ‘disciplinary action’
Students at Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) in Kolkata allege the administration cut power to their classroom during an indefinite sit-in protest, accusing it of pressuring them to end their agitation. The protest demands the Vice-Chancellor's resignation and accountability for alleged attacks on students by RSS-linked outfits, while the institute defends its actions as disciplinary and denies cutting internet.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing tensions between students and administration over campus security and governance, raising questions about freedom of protest and administrative responses to dissent in educational institutions.
SRFTI students allege power cut amid protest; institute defends ‘disciplinary action’ left Students of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) during a solidarity gathering titled 'Rise in Rage' against an attack on students by RSS-linked outfits. File PTI PTI https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/b4dqeh/article71623731.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/PTI09_29_2026_000511B.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_000511B) The students have been staging an indefinite sit-in outside Vice-Chancellor Santosh Ajmera's office since October 12, demanding his resignation and accountability for the attacks on the campus Kolkata SRFTI students on Sunday (October 25, 2026) claimed that power supply to the only classroom they had been accessing for internet connectivity and workstation facilities was cut off, accusing the administration of intensifying measures to pressure them into calling off their agitation.
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