Asif Iqbal Naik , Jammu October 12 :- Students of Govt. Degree College Samba took to streets against corporal punishment given by the college Principal to one their colleague identified as Ram Chander of B.A Part 1. The students alleged that the college Principal Sat Pal Sharma gives corporal punishment to one student after he fail to produce identity card issued by the college authorities. The students alleged the college Principal slapped the victim student several time in front of other students as a result of which he received injuries in his left ear and the blood starts oozing out of his ear. As soon as the incident took place, the students raise the revolt against the college Principal and demanded an apology from him, but the erring Principal denied the demand of the students which irritates the agitating students who later held a strong protest against the college principal and blocked Jammu-Pathankot National Highway for several hours. The students also ransacked the vehicle of college principal.
Principal of the college Sat Pal Sharma blames the group of four suspended students for instigating the students and said that his action is purely a disciplinary action against the students since there is co-education in the college having 85% girl students. He said during routine checking in the morning, the photograph of the students was missing from the identity card and said that the issue is being blown out of proportion. He said that in order to maintain the discipline of the college, college authorities suspended the four students and subsequently their parents have already been informed about the action initiated by the college authorities. He said that students feel uncomfortable with the steps taken by the college authorities to main deciplene inside the college campus. He said that all the four suspended students are now trying to create an atmosphere of uncertainty in the college as matter of tactics to force the college authorities to cancel their suspension.
On the other hand side, the students blames that the college Principal is using dictatorship tactics to terrorize the college students. They said that College Principal is unnecessary harassing the students on the name of rules and regulation which is in no mean acceptable to the students of the college. They said that due to unnecessary harassment on part of the college principal, the life of the college student becomes hell forcing many students to left their studies in mid way. The students also condemn the action of college Principal.
The situation in the end was defused with the intervention of District Administration and police. The students have decided to continue its boycott of classes till the Principal of college will be removed.