Students hold protest in solidarity outside GNDU
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Students hold protest in solidarity outside GNDU
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Amritsar, December 8Students held a protest in solidarity with farmers’ call for Bharat Bandh on Tuesday outside Guru Nanak Dev University. The protests saw participation from people from all walks of life besides NSUI volunteers and members of Research Scholars’ Union resolved to support farmers in this ongoing battle against oppression.“It is shameful that a PM has brought our farmers to this stage that they have to beg for their rights on roads. Our anndatas will never forget this disrespect and the BJP will have to pay for this. Farmers across the nation are agitating for their rights and aspirations, which we support fully and unconditionally,” said Akshay Sharma, president, NSUI. Alleging that the laws will decimate agriculture by dismantling the MSP regime, Sharma said Punjabis won’t accept anything lesser than revocation of these draconian laws.Meanwhile, the GNDU remained partially functional with only online classes being held by the faculty as offline classes remained suspended for the day.Dental Students’ Association of Punjab (DSAP), too, held a protest at Majitha Road, outside Government Dental College and Hospital and in Hoshiarpur in support of Bharat Bandh. Terming the laws as anti-people, members said they would join hands with farmers and if required, they will intensify their struggle in the coming days. DSAP Advisory Board members Dr Manpreet Dhugga, Dr Nikhil Bhagat, Dr Navdeep Singh and Dr Harminder Goraya joined the demonstrators in Hoshiarpur for observing Bharat Bandh.
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The Tribune
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2020-12-09