CAT topper not scared to take part in protests on JNU issue

Published : Jan 8, 2020, 8:49 PM IST

One of the ten candidates who scored 100 percentile in CAT, Deborshi Chanda made it clear that he is ready to participate in any rally to protest against the attack on women students and teachers of JNU. Chanda, a student of electrical engineering at JU, also said that he feels proud for those students who protest to protect democracy.

Kolkata (West Bengal): Jadavpur University (JU) student Deborshi Chanda, one of the ten candidates to have scored 100 percentile in the Common Admission Test (CAT), said on Wednesday that he will not shy away from taking part in any rally to protest against the attack on women students and teachers of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and similar attacks in other higher educational institutions.

Chanda is a student of electrical engineering of Jadavpur University and has presently taken admission in its School of Energy Studies in the 2019-20 session.

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"I had participated in the rallies taken out by my fellow students in the varsity campus and outside. I had also joined in shouting slogans denouncing the move to silence free thinking. I have made known my stand on the issue and will do so in future too... I am not afraid," the young man said.

Chanda had scored a perfect 100 percentile in CAT, the results of which were announced a few days back and are the only candidate from West Bengal to have achieved the feat.

To a question about JU students taking the lead in the series of protests against the attack on JNU, Jamia Milia students and against Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the past one month, he said, "I am with them. I am proud of my friends in JU and my institution."

"However, it would be wrong to assume that only we (JU students) are at the forefront of protests. Students of other higher educational institutions have also taken out protest rallies and at times we have taken out joint rallies," he said.

Also read: Kerala police stations to flaunt cartoons to put public at ease

Chanda criticised the alleged police lathi-charge on agitating JU students on Monday evening when SFI activists and members of other Left outfits of JU took out a rally near the university against the attack on students in JNU and came face to face with a march taken out by the BJP.

"How can police beat up students who are holding a democratic protest ?" he wondered.

Chanda is a student of electrical engineering of Jadavpur University and has presently taken admission in its School of Energy Studies in the 2019-20 session.

Also read: JU woman professor alleges attack by BJP activists near varsity campus

Chanda had scored a perfect 100 percentile in CAT, the results of which were announced a few days back and are the only candidate from West Bengal to have achieved the feat.

Also read: Kerala police stations to flaunt cartoons to put public at ease

"How can police beat up students who are holding a democratic protest ?" he wondered.

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CAT topper not scared to take part in protests on JNU issue
Kolkata, Jan 8 (PTI) JU student Deborshi Chanda, one
of the ten candidates to have scored 100 percentile in the
Common Admission Test (CAT), said on Wednesday that he will
not shy away from taking part in any rally to protest against
the attack on women students and teachers of JNU and similar
attacks in other higher educational institutions.
Chanda is a student of electrical engineering of
Jadavpur University and has presently taken admission in its
School of Energy Studies in the 2019-20 session.
"I had participated in the rallies taken out by my
fellow students in the varsity campus and outside. I had also
joined in shouting slogans denouncing the move to silence free
thinking. I have made known my stand on the issue and will do
so in future too.... I am not afraid," the young man told PTI.
Chanda had scored a perfect 100 percentile in CAT, the
results of which were announced few days back and is the only
candidate from West Bengal to have achieved the feat.
To a question about JU students taking the lead in the
series of protests against the attack on JNU, Jamia Milia
students and against Citizenship (Amendment) Act in the past
one month, he said "I am with them. I am proud of my friends
in JU and my institution.
"However, it would be wrong to assume that only we (JU
students) are in the forefront of protests. Students of other
higher educational institutions have also taken out protest
rallies and at times we have taken out joint rallies," he
said.
Chanda criticised the alleged police lathicharge on
agitating JU sudents on Monday evening when SFI activists and
members of other Left outfits of JU took out a rally near the
university against the attack on students in JNU and came face
to face with a march taken out by the BJP.
"How can police beat up students who are holding a
democratic protest ?" he wondered. PTI SUS
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