SINCE JULY 5, Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur has been warped in conversations, student protests and negotiations over a plethora of issues plaguing the university. The protests continued over July 6 with an official oral communication between the students and the concerned authorities of the college including the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar General.
Security concern for female students in hostels, prohibiting students from protesting: Range of issues raised
The dissent was staged by the students both on the main campus and Dongargaon facility relating to a growing number of unaddressed concerns by the authorities. Reportedly several students staying in the Dongargaon hostel, which does not form a part of the main campus, majorly female students, voiced concerns of feeling unsafe and threatened as the premise also houses predominantly students from other colleges. Many of the latter students reportedly have attempted to approach the female students and even enter the floors which were occupied by the female students of MNLU Nagpur. No form of security was present on the floors occupied by the female students of MNLU Nagpur.
The students demanded the deployment of guards on the floors which are occupied by the female students of MNLU nagpur which was agreed upon by the authorities along with the placement of functional CCTVs. This was agreed upon orally at the day of the protest and subsequently conveyed to students by those at the forefront of the protest. Additionally, the students residing in the Dongargaon hostel also alleged that they were unable to access the library which is situated within the campus. The students demanded an update on the tender which had been floated for undertaking the construction of additional hostels on the main campus along with the timeline by which the construction of the library would be complete as it remains under construction since more than five years now.
