Students' protest in Kasargod enters fifth day

The indefinite protest by the students of Central University of Kerala (CUK) entered fifth day at Periye here.

The students have been staging ‘Student Refugee Movement’ against the university, demanding adequate accommodation facilities for the students.  

The university had recently increased the number of seats to various courses without providing sufficient facilities for the students in the hostels.

Intake increased
Students’ representative Visakh Viswambaran said that the governing council of the university has increased the intake of students without making arrangements for the accommodation of the students. Finding private hostels and houses in places like Periye is difficult. The girl students are forced to stay back in their respective departments in the three campuses of the university — Kasargod and Padannakkadu apart from main campus at Periye. The students have brought the issue to the notice of Kasargod MP P Karunakaran as well, he said.

In the meantime, the Central University of Kerala has suspended classes indefinitely following  the mass protest by students.

The registrar said that the smooth  functioning of library and laboratory facilities of the university are affected  by the students' protest and the University has decided to suspend classes indefinitely.  

Meanwhile, CUK vice chancellor Dr G Gopakumar has left for New Delhi to inform the HRD department about the situation here.