Armed clashes at RU

First of all, according to reports some of the perpetrators of the clashes were not even students of the university; they were apparently outsiders. Secondly, they got engaged in armed clashes over an illegal practice. It may sound unbelievable, but it was reported that Chhatra Shibir activists were selling admission forms in black market to which some Chhatra Dal activists objected. They reportedly beat up a Shibir cadre causing rage among the group. Thus began the attack and counter attack between the two groups. But how could the university authorities allow them to sell admission forms in the black market in the first place? Or did they just turn a blind eye to what was going on? Why couldn't the police stop them from ransacking the rooms of Chhatra Dal activists?

These kinds of scenes in the campus take us back to those days when clashes between rival student groups were frequent and regular incidents. Though the general students usually have no stake in these clashes, they are the ones who suffer the most in terms of their academic pursuits. Therefore those trying to establish their supremacy on the campus through guns and bombs can't be allowed to carry on with their mission any longer. We earnestly hope that the university authorities would be able to discipline the unruly elements sooner than later. And lastly, the leaders of the political parties must stop patronising their student cadres to help contain illegal practices on the campus.

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