Kolkata: Law college's student alleges ragging for not joining TMCP

The law student also filed a police complaint regarding the alleged ragging incident.

As per reports, a first-year student of a law college in Kolkata has alleged that he faced ragging for not joining the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) and he and his father were beaten up when the institute got to know about the ragging incident.

As per the Indian Express report, the student has complained to the Kasba police station and he also alleged that the police officials wanted him and his family members to settle the issue.

“I was asked to pay around INR 400-500 for a picnic that was organised by TMCP. I said neither I wanted to take part in the picnic nor in any political activities. I was called to the union room last Friday. There, TMCP followers pulled me by my hair and beat me up. They said it was done since I did not want to join them,” said the student.

“On Wednesday, my parents were called to the college for a meeting. My parents went for the meeting where college governing body president Ashok Deb, TMC MLA from Budge Budge, was present,” added the student.

“When my parents were entering the room, some students pushed my father, calling him an outsider. They also tried to push my mother. When I tried to stop them, they started to beat me and my father. They dragged me to a room, switched off the lights and beat me up. They also snatched my cell phone,” he further added.

Sujan Chakraborty, CPIM’s central committee member, said, “It is a very unfortunate incident where not only a student is ragged but his father is beaten up when they were called for a meeting on the issue. Just because the student did not want to be part of TMCP. We have seen how recruitment scams happened in schools and how vice-chancellors to a former president of the state primary education council are in jail.”

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