Protesting HAU students say will close all 4 varsity gates today
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Hisar: Students of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (HAU) announced on Tuesday that as per their pre-decided strategy, all four university gates will remain closed on Wednesday.
Talks between the administration and the students' committee are still underway.
Addressing mediapersons at the protest site, the students clarified that Gate No. 2 will remain open for emergencies and pedestrian movement. The gates will be shut from 11 am to 3 pm as part of the protest.
The students reiterated that they have eight demands, and any decision regarding these will be taken by the committee formed by them.
Reacting to the university's director of research defending the vice chancellor in various matters, the students dismissed his statements as baseless, claiming that nothing happens in the university without the vice chancellor's approval. They further rejected allegations that students were consuming alcohol, calling such claims unfounded and inappropriate.
"We also have videos, but we don't wish to stoop to such levels," a student leader said.
The students questioned chief minister Nayab Singh Saini and education minister Mahipal Dhanda's claims that all demands were accepted. "If that is true, why is there a delay in giving a written confirmation?" they asked. Responding to the university administration's claim that it had no information about any agreement with the govt, the students said, "The administration is asleep — if there was no agreement, on what basis was the Director of Student Welfare removed immediately afterward?" They insisted that they would negotiate only with the govt, saying they do not trust the university administration.
Referring to the administration's claim that the hostel closure order was issued on June 2, the students countered that prior consent is always taken from students before such decisions, which was not done this time. "If the library has never been closed before, why has it been shut now?" they questioned.
Closing gates violates fundamental rights: Varsity administration
The university administration issued a statement on Tuesday, expressing concern that the students' call to close all campus gates on July 2 would cause significant inconvenience to the general public. There is a campus school and a govt high school within the university premises, where thousands of students study daily. The closure, the administration said, would disrupt their access and affect university officers and employees who travel from the city and nearby villages.
"Shutting the gates violates the fundamental rights of farmers, employees, residents, and the wider community," the statement read.
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