By Our Correspondent
Agartala, 30/07/2010
All the agitated Students of Journalism & Mass Communication Department(1st & 3rd semester), Tripura Central University, Suryamaninagar have called for a class boycott for an indefinite period in protest of the non serious attitude of the University Authority headed by Vice Chancellor Prof Aurnoday Saha. Demanding full fledged infrastructure in this department angry student today called on the VC and alleged that the course was not carried out in accordance with the UGC norms. Today the students rushed to the office of the Vice Chancellor Prof Saha in order to vent their anger. They also submitted a copy to him about their decision to boycott the classes. Talking to the students in this regard, Vice Chancellor Prof Saha could not keep his calm & started shouting at the students. He openly confessed before the students that it was his blunder to open the department. Prof Saha asserted that he was pressurized to open this department by Agartala Press Club & Tripura Working Journalists’ Association. He also rudely suggested some of those present “ are you willing to loose your job”. This resulted in deep resentment among the working journalists present during the meeting. The Vice chancellor has appealed the students to cooperate with the management .
Mentionably, the department was started last year without any infrastructure at School of Management Building. And it is still there, where the students & faculties had faced step motherly attitude. Several times the students approached to him about the concerned matter. But no initiative has been taken as yet. The students demanded written assurance from the University authority regarding their fulfilling of genuine demands. All together 45 students are perusing their PG in this field.