Students of the National Law University, Odisha began an indefinite protest yesterday against the lack of facilities and the lethargy of the administration in acting on their grievances.
In a statement issued on July 24, 2019, the student body of the NLU Odisha demanded the following actions:
1. Construction of Library: There is no dedicated library on campus and the students have to study in a make-shift library that does not completely cater to their needs. The construction of the library has been stalled for several years.
Grievance #2 A world-class library had been promised since the inception of the institution, but no progress has been made other than the completion of the basic structure. #protest #nluoprotest #taythamilega pic.twitter.com/pr9K3RVvwz
— NLUO (@SBAnluo) July 24, 2019
2. Construction of a women’s hostel: Women students have been forced to live in a fungus infested, waterlogged hostel. They were asked to shift to a semi-constructed hostel; it has been years and the construction is yet to be completed.
Grievance #1 There are non-functional geysers, leakage in the pipelines causing multiple rooms to be constantly flooded and infected with fungus, in Girl's hostel-2.Despite being assured of the repairs, actions have not been undertaken. #protest #nluoprotest #taythamilega pic.twitter.com/6qMw3yGFJb
— NLUO (@SBAnluo) July 24, 2019
3. Rationale behind fee hike: The fees for the incoming batch has been increased by Rs 30,000 taking their total annual fees to more than Rs 2 lakh. A proper explanation for the necessity of this fee hike has not been provided by the University administration, especially considering the fact that previous hikes by the administration have never been this steep.
4. Academic Policies and Examination Department: The University administration use arbitrary policies during examinations and the students have suffered a number of times due to the illogical medical and academic exemption policies.
Apart from these demands, the student body sought reforms in the following:
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Faculty evaluations and appointment
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Establishment of a dispensary and availability of a full-time nurse
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Hostel in-timings
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Removal of the resident warden of the women’s hostel
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Permanent resolution of air-conditioning problems in the Academic Block
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Sport facilities
Struggle in NLUO has begun! We want accountable and transparent admin. We demand student representation in all committees of University. #standwithnluo https://t.co/6frO3eHt9g
— ABHAY (@AbhayShivpuri) July 24, 2019
RGNUL stands firmly with the students of #NLUO in their fight against the administration. https://t.co/VZgxcEdHc2
— RGNUL STUDENT COUNCIL (@CouncilRgnul) July 24, 2019
@HRDMinistry @Naveen_Odisha @rahulkanwal @PrakashJavdekar students of NLUO ( Odisha) protesting indefinitely against the callous administration. Some of the brightest would be legal minds suffer as nobody pays heed. pic.twitter.com/xTGsqSAq3w
— nihal shah (@nihalsumaria) July 24, 2019
It became their agenda to assure and then do nothing. We are stucked in this infinity loop since the incarnation of NLUO. This time we won't step back until all the demands are met.
@NluoOfficial @Naveen_Odisha @CMO_Odisha @LiveLawIndia @barandbench @ravishndtv @rsprasad pic.twitter.com/sXhQUVI60t— P. M. Dixit (@_Rahgir) July 24, 2019
The protest started at 8 am with 70% humidity level & 36 degree temperature. It continues throughout the night with 6 hours of continuous rain. The students have divided themselves in groups while they prepare for this indefinite protest. Will the admin listen? @protestingindia pic.twitter.com/w59qtEaAT9
— NLUO (@SBAnluo) July 24, 2019
Students of NLUO protesting peacefully against the poor infrastructure and the callous administration among other things. #abaurnahi#standwithnluo#तय_था_मिलेगा@Naveen_Odisha @MinistryOfHRD@ndtv @LiveLawIndia @TheHindu @timesofindia @PrakashJavdekar pic.twitter.com/IbJT3FDfhL
— Kirti Talreja (@talreja_kirti) July 24, 2019
Can you imagine a Law school without a library ?
The library of NLU Odisha is under construction since ages.
The NLU lacks basic amenities like a dispensary and the admin.. of nlu is pathetic.
Help NLUO students @PandaJay @Naveen_Odisha @tehseenp @gauravbh @rsprasad @BJYM
— Satyam Shivam (@AazaadSatyam) July 24, 2019