Mangalore, July 7: Stepping up the pressure on DV Sadanada Gowda-led BJP government to solve the problems of education in Karnataka the activists of ABVP on Saturday staged a demonstration in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner in the city.
The protest was part of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad's second round of statewide protest to press for the fulfillment of its 16-point demands.
The protesters lashed out at the recent hike in fees of seats under Government quota of CET. The fee hike affected poor meritorious students, said Chinmaya Rai, City Coordinator, ABVP.
The protest also pressed for stricter regulation of Universities. “In allowing the opening of many universities, many more problems have propped up, while existing problems continue to affect higher education,” said Mr. Rai.
“Universities should convert offer only merit seats and should cancel their payment seats like Kuvempu University has done,” said Mr. Rai.
The organisation has called for a uniform academic year for all universities, besides demanding action against corrupt officials and ex-officials of the Woman's university, Mysore University, and Rajiv Gandhi University. They also have demanded that action should be taken against involved in the Kuvempu University marks card scam.
The 16-point demands of ABVP also include the abolition of self-financed courses from the state universities, framing of a central entrance policy for admission to pre-university courses, strict guidelines for setting up of new private universities and providing basic amenities at government engineering colleges established five years ago.
The protesters warned of intensification of the protest if the government failed to fulfill their demands.
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