DUSU president alleges students of other institutes occupied most of the seats in the hall where the former US First Lady was giving her speech
DUSU president alleges students of other institutes occupied most of the seats in the hall where the former US First Lady was giving her speech
It's not everyday that the US Secretary of State visits your college. But for the students of Delhi University, it was a golden opportunity they missed by few seats!
On Monday, when Hillary Clinton finally arrived at the Convention Hall in the Old Vice Regal Lodge at Delhi University (DU), the varsity students were disappointed to find students of other institutes like Jamia Millia Islamia, Amity University and Indraprastha University occupying most of the seats. Just after the programme, the Delhi University Students Association (DUSU) President, Nupur Sharma, complained there were only 150 students from DU in the hall, which has a seating capacity of around 750.
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Seating saga: Out of 750 seats in the Convention Hall of Delhi University, 200 were reserved for VIPs. Students occupied the rest of the seats on first-come-first-serve-basis PIC/SUBHASH BAROLIA |
"The programme was specially organised by Delhi University but we could hardly find students from our colleges. Students of Amity and Jamia universities occupied most of the seats. Moreover, hundreds of our students were denied entry into the hall though all had passes," said the DUSU president.
Out of the 750 seats, around 200 were reserved for VIPs. Students occupied the rest of the seats on first-come-first-serve-basis. One student from the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) said around 250 invites were sent to their college and only 70 to 80 students attended the programme. Other students who attended the event were from Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), St Stephen's and Delhi School of Economics (DSE).
The DUSU president also alleged invites were sent only to the top-notch colleges of DU. However, the university refuted the allegations. "Clinton came to address a selected gathering of students and professors.
There was proper representation from each and every college. We do need to send invitations to other colleges and universities. We can't ignore them," said DU Proctor Professor Gurmeet Singh.
Intekabh Aslam, a student from Jamia Millia present at the occasion said, "We were asked by our university to attend the seminar. Accordingly, we came a bit early for the event and occupied the seats. The DU students could have done the same if they would have reached the hall 10 minutes before the function. I don't think DU ignored its students."
THUS SPAKE HILLARY
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her speech at Delhi University in New Delhi on Monday
PICS/SUBHASH BAROLIAIn her speech, Clinton spoke about poverty, women power and the importance of education. She addressed the students by saying that a country's progress is linked with the development and opportunities presented before its women.
