Students union in Arunachal Pradesh protest against the renaming of Arunachal University to Rajiv Gandhi University
The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union Thursday staged peaceful dharna outside the State Legislative Assembly to protest against renaming of Arunachal University to Rajiv Gandhi University.
About 200 students holding placards and banners raised slogan against the state legislators who arrived here to take part in the fifth legislative assembly session where many important bills are going to be tabled.
The protesters resented that in order to appease certain high command in Delhi, successive Congress led government had change the name without grasping the sentiments of indigenous locals of Arunachal.
"If the trend of dedicating political leaders from Centre continue in all the institutions of Arunachal, time will come when even bathroom, kitchen, toilet even pig sty will be dedicated in their name. Such trend should be discouraged, observes one protestor."
Meanwhile, AAPSU president Takam Tatung has urged all the alumni of the University who are in the helms of affairs to understand the sentiments behind their demand and express their solidarity.
"Arunachal University , now Rajiv Gandhi University , has produced many alumni. Some of them have become legislators and some administrators, they all should join together to express their resentment over the issue", Tatung pleaded.
He lamented that our state is not devoid of great personalities who have contributed immensely in the nation building since British era. Tatung added that the union will continue with its agitation if its demand is not conceded while stating that the lone university represents the entire academia of the state.
AAPSU spokesperson Tobom Dai said that it was a symbolic protest and aimed at reminding the state government to take corrective measures the onslaught of naming disorders and make a beginning in earnest for retrieving the original name.
Earlier, AAPSU general secretary Tujum Poyom was seen distributing handouts to morph up opinion from the legislators.
To ensure smooth conduct of the 5th Legislative Assembly, capital complex DC Padmini Singla has issued 144 CrPC order and forbade protestors to remain away, 100 metres, from the Assembly.
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