Vijay govt makes U-turn on order barring students from joining Left, CJP-like protests
Here's the latest protest news from across India:
Tamil Nadu's College Education Department has asked officials to take joint action to prevent students and youth from government arts and science colleges from joining protests organised by Left parties and the Tamil Nadu Cockroach Janata Party (TNCJP). The department later withdrew the order.
Adding to this, Students should refrain from taking part in protests by Tamil Nadu 'cockroach' party: CM Vijay (PTI) The College Education Department is a state department under Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay .
Meanwhile, As per the now-withdrawn order, officials had been asked to take “appropriate coordinated action” to prevent students and youth from joining such protests. The notice shared the matter was “very urgent”.
Notably, The department referred to a government letter dated August 14 which called for coordination between the School Education, Higher Education and Police departments, as well as district administrations.
As per the latest buzz, Minutes later, the department withdrew the directive. Joint Director of Collegiate Education Cynthia Selvi P shared the department’s earlier communication on the matter had been rolled back.
In further updates, The order was sent to the principals of all government arts and science colleges across Tamil Nadu.
On top of that, The TNCJP is a group in Tamil Nadu that has approached the Election Commission seeking registration as a regional political party. The group is as per reports led by Tamil Nadu-based lawyer C Brahma Balasubramaniam. Its members say they want to focus on issues such as social justice and the rights of workers, students and farmers in the state.
The group says it is inspired by the mainstream Cockroach Janta Party movement but is a separate organisation. The national online movement was started by Abhijeet Dipke and gained attention among young people through social media and protests.
Source: Hindustan Times