New Delhi: Slogans of “VC go back”, “VC sharam karo”, “PG hostel do” and “accountability fix karo” were raised against Delhi University vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh during a campus event Tuesday, days after the Satya Niketan PG building collapse in which several college students died.The VC was attending a discussion as a special guest on “Developed India: Hindi Language and Literature”, organised by DU’s Hindi department at the Vande Mataram auditorium in the faculty of arts.At the event, NSUI member and Campus Law Centre student Ram Niwas Bishnoi, along with several other students, stood up and began shouting the slogans against Singh.Videos circulating on social media show Bishnoi attempting to move towards the stage while questioning the VC. He says: “Sir, you are here but…”, and then staff intervene, stop him from proceeding further and force him out of the auditorium. University officials said police were called and the student was made to leave.In a social media post after this, Bishnoi wrote: “Students lost their lives just three days ago… and today, the VC’s programme went ahead as usual. No mourning, no tribute — so questions are bound to be raised! We registered our protest inside the programme, right in front of the VC. The students’ voices will not be silenced. The struggle will continue until accountability is fixed.”The protest comes amid continuing questions from student groups over safety, accommodation and accountability in the aftermath of the Satya Niketan tragedy.The event was attended by South Campus director Rajni Abbi and dean of colleges Balram Pani.Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) organised a Student Safety March at Delhi University in protest against the incident and growing concerns over student safety.The march began on the university’s rugby ground and culminated at the arts faculty. Scores of students from DU colleges were present.The campaign call for the march was ‘Aakhir Kab Tak?’. Students demanded immediate safety and structural audits of all PG accommodations in and around student-dominated areas. The organisation also demanded that responsibility be fixed and that the MCD commissioner resign.
