Two students from Bandra's National College speak up against the injustice; college refutes allegations
Two students from Bandra's National College speak up against the injustice; college refutes allegations
Around 12 first year BMM students from National College in Bandra had to pay a heavy price for sticking to their morals.
The college failed around 12 students who protested and did not pay Rs 5,000 to install ACs in the educational institute.
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MiD DAY had reported on March 5 that FYBMM students from the college were forced to pay the amount on the instructions of the course coordinator, Shivani Mehta.
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Students frisked
Two students have spoken up about the injustice. Said Sanket Bhatt (19), "I passed my first semester with a first class in most subjects.
I have been deliberately failed because I protested and didn't pay money for renovating the classrooms.
I have approached the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), who have passed our grievances to Mumbai University. I hope justice prevails."
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Said Sagar Chabbaria (19), "Anju Kapoor, head of the BMM department, and Shivani Mehta called all students who have been failed and frisked them individually.
They asked us about our father's profession and whether they own businesses. I guess they wanted to ascertain if they could extract money from us to pass us in our exams."
However, the college refutes these allegations. Saidu00a0 Kapoor, "A couple of students were failed because they performed badly and their projects were not up to mark. The internal assessment was judged by a visiting faculty.
How could we influence their decision? Some students also failed because of poor attendance."
Vikrant Khanvilkar of the Mumbai University's student grievance redressal committee, said, "We feel the students are innocent. But, we want to hear what the college says."
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Mandar Pawar, NSUI general secretary, Mumbai, said, "The grievance committee will ensure justice prevails."
'How can he fail?'
Sanket's mother Chetana said, "My son got above 80 per cent in SSC and was felicitated as the best student.
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How can he fail? Why should he pay the money when the college won't give a receipt for the same? I want to know from the college authorities why they frisked my son. Who will be responsible if he goes into depression?"
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