National Law University Assam students protest against authorities'

Students at National Law University and Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam have been protesting and holding a strike since Monday, as the facilities which they were promised in lieu of high fees charged, have not been provided to them. An indefinite strike has been called and the classes have also been suspended.

What lead to the strike?

According to livelaw reports, students started protesting only after the authorities gave a neglected response to the students, despite a peaceful appeal made by them. The students have also requested for the construction of permanent campus at Amingaon. But, till now, there have been no reports of the request getting fulfilled.

Amount charged:

The students have alleged that Rs 2, 14,000 have been charged for the first year and thereon Rs 1, 76,000 per annum. In return, they were promised certain services which have not yet been provided and are mostly non-existent. Also, the students have requested that a refund made/ fee be adjusted, but to not be availed. Moreover, the authorities who have delayed the process for more than three years laying out different reasons, and disheartening the students.

Later on, when the concerned administrative bodies held a discussion regarding the same, the students were not permitted to present their case before them though the university authorities gave them an assurance to discuss. In order to control the chaotic situation, the police and paramilitary forces were called on the campus, but this further annoyed the students.

Also, in the year 2014, over 200 students protested against the poor facilities provided by the university and submitted a 12 page memorandum titled "A Saga of the Grieved Souls".

Source:- Indiatoday