Expressing concerns over the "worsening situation" of West Bengal educational institutions, Congress state unit president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday urged the TMC government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to pass a law against ragging in the state.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has termed the Jadavpur University incident “unfortunate” wherein an undergraduate student died last week and demanded a thorough investigation into the matter.
Three more people were arrested on Friday in connection with the Jadavpur University student death case, Kolkata police said. The total number of arrests in the case stands at twelve at present.
This has been done in the wake of widespread condemnation for failing to curb the ragging menace on the campus that allegedly led to the death of the student.
Referring to the arrest of a Kashmiri boy in the death case of a student from Jadavpur University, West Bengal Assembly LoP Suvendu Adhikari demanded a probe by Central Bureau of Investigation and the National Investigation Agency as it involves multiple states.
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chief Priyank Kanoongo has written to West Bengal Police Director General (DG) Manoj Malviya to initiate necessary action and inquiry into the Jadavpur University student death case asking to submit an action taken report to the comm
"BJP has no right to go Jadavpur University in this case ethically... if we see figures of ragging nationally by the UGC, most of the ragging cases are from UP and MP in medical colleges," Kunal Ghosh said.
Earlier, a group of students and locals of Bagula village at Nadia held a protest in the morning over the death of a student. Protesters alleged ragging and demanded action in connection to the incident.
Six more people were arrested on Wednesday morning in connection with the Jadavpur University student death case, taking the total number of arrests in the case to nine, police said.
“Even today, they are in cahoots with the BJP and the Congress in Bengal and Trinamool is their prime enemy. They don't have an iota of shame,” the West Bengal Chief Minister said speaking about the alleged perpetrators of ragging that led to the death of the Jadavpur University student Swap