‘Covert’ Chhatri Sangstha girls fuelled mob at Eden College: Nasir

Nasir Uddin, general secretary, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal.

Dhaka, May 10 - Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) General Secretary Nasir Uddin on Sunday alleged that a “planned mob” was created at Eden Mohila College on Saturday night targeting their leaders, claiming that the situation was instigated by “gupto” (covert) activists of Islami Chhatri Sangstha” as part of an attempt to shut down student politics.

He made the remarks in a post published on his verified Facebook page around 1:15am.

The JCD leader came up with remarks after a section of students at Eden Mohila College staged demonstrations on Saturday night, demanding a complete ban on student politics on the campus.

The unrest began around 11:00pm when a group of students broke the locks of the college's main gate to gather and demonstrate.

The protesters marched through the campus, chanting slogans to end all forms of political influence within the institution.

In the post, Nasir Uddin said participation in student politics, conducting political activities on campus and expressing political opinions are fundamental rights of students.

However, he alleged that a particular group has been deliberately creating mobs at different educational institutions to obstruct student politics.

The JCD leader further claimed that similar incidents had occurred in other campuses in the past, where what he described as “covert” Bangladeshi Islami Chhatra Shibir used their activists to create an environment against student politics.

According to him, several individuals who had led such mobs later emerged as top leaders of Shibir.

Referring to an incident at Govt Titumir College, Nasir Uddin alleged that a mob had broken the college gate late at night a few days ago and harassed female JCD leaders.

He claimed that one of the persons involved in that incident was later identified as the secretary of the college unit of Shibir.

Describing the current situation at Eden Mohila College, the JCD General Secretary alleged that covert activists of Chhatri Sangstha similarly instigated a mob there to harass women leaders of JCD and activists of other political organisations.

He also claimed that female students were being forced out of halls.

Nasir Uddin warned that if such “mob terrorism” and harassment of JCD female leaders are not stopped immediately, they will put up strong resistance.

He also urged the college administration to ensure the political rights and safety of all students and called on authorities not to surrender to what he termed “conspiracies or deception.” - UNB