Kolkata: The Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in Kolkata continued to be on boil on Wednesday as students' protests against authorities over "moral policing" and "gender-based segregation" rocked the campus for a second day following the expulsion of 14 girl students.
The students of SRFTI were expelled allegedly over "hostel segregation" after they refused to vacate the old hostel rooms and shift to a new girls' hostel on the campus.
The development triggered protests on Tuesday, with students raising their voices against the imposition of "draconian rules" and "threats of expulsion" every other day.
On Wednesday, SRFTI Director Debamitra Mitra was "gheraoed" by the agitators and was prevented from entering the campus.
"We have to implement the mandate of the governing council and academic council to have a separate girls' hostel," Ms Mitra said.
They said the institute had turned into a "highly undemocratic space" and slammed the "dictatorial" and "authoritarian" attitude of the authorities.
They vowed to carry on protests till their demands are met.
They pointed out "horrendous living conditions in the hostel", fee hike and imposition of monetary fine for shortfall in attendance and delay in submission of fee, academic projects being cut and modified, no increase in academic budget over six years and corruption.
The students of SRFTI were expelled allegedly over "hostel segregation" after they refused to vacate the old hostel rooms and shift to a new girls' hostel on the campus.
The development triggered protests on Tuesday, with students raising their voices against the imposition of "draconian rules" and "threats of expulsion" every other day.
On Wednesday, SRFTI Director Debamitra Mitra was "gheraoed" by the agitators and was prevented from entering the campus.
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"We have to implement the mandate of the governing council and academic council to have a separate girls' hostel," Ms Mitra said.
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They said the institute had turned into a "highly undemocratic space" and slammed the "dictatorial" and "authoritarian" attitude of the authorities.
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They vowed to carry on protests till their demands are met.
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They pointed out "horrendous living conditions in the hostel", fee hike and imposition of monetary fine for shortfall in attendance and delay in submission of fee, academic projects being cut and modified, no increase in academic budget over six years and corruption.
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