IIIT-Basar students hold off on agitation amid impasse with authorities

ADILABAD: Students of IIIT-Basar on Saturday decided to postpone their agitation on a list of 12 demands ranging from appointment of officials to tenders for uniforms and shoes for a few days because of ongoing exams and holidays for senior students.

They also hit out at the authorities for declaring offs for senior students from July 23 to 31, referring to it as a tactic to stop agitations. Student leaders, however, said that they would remain on campus.

The developments follow a meeting between parents and the interim Vice Chancellor Dr Venkataramana, along with director Satish Kumar, on Saturday evening.

Parents said that the VC told them that he had never set a deadline to resolve the issues, even as students had previously set a deadline of July end for action to be taken.

Parents were worried that students might lose out on academics if they continue to strike, while some raised health concerns over holding open protests during heavy rains.

Students are mainly seeking the appointment of a full-time Vice Chancellor, for which a chancellor must be appointed first. Further, following food poisoning around a fortnight ago, students have been demanding the replacement of the food contractors.