Dhaka: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) General Secretary Nasir Uddin has alleged that ‘covert’ activists of Islami Chhatri Sangstha were responsible for instigating a mob at Eden Mohila College on Saturday night. He claimed this was part of a deliberate attempt to shut down student politics at the institution.
According to United News of Bangladesh, Nasir Uddin made these remarks in a post on his verified Facebook page around 1:15 am. The comments followed demonstrations by a section of students at Eden Mohila College, who gathered on Saturday night to demand a complete ban on student politics on their campus. The unrest started around 11:00 pm when students broke the locks of the college’s main gate and marched through the campus, chanting slogans against political influence within the institution.
In his post, Nasir Uddin emphasized that participation in student politics and expressing political opinions are fundamental rights of students. However, he alleged that certain groups are deliberately creating mobs at various educational institutions to obstruct student politics. He further claimed that similar incidents had occurred at other campuses, where activists of ‘covert’ Bangladeshi Islami Chhatra Shibir were used to generate an environment opposing student politics.
Nasir Uddin referred to a recent incident at Govt Titumir College, where a mob reportedly broke the college gate late at night and harassed female JCD leaders. He alleged that one of the persons involved was later identified as the secretary of the college unit of Shibir. Describing the situation at Eden Mohila College, he claimed that covert activists of Chhatri Sangstha similarly instigated a mob to harass women leaders of JCD and activists of other political organizations, forcing female students out of halls.
The JCD General Secretary warned of strong resistance if such ‘mob terrorism’ and harassment of JCD female leaders continue. He urged the college administration to protect the political rights and safety of all students and cautioned authorities against surrendering to what he termed as ‘conspiracies or deception.’