All posts tagged: SFI

Case registered against SFI activists at Koyilandy college

Published by Parlour News

The Koyilandy police have registered cases against over 20 Students Federation of India (SFI) activists from R. Sankar Memorial SNDP Yogam College, Koyilandy, who have been accused of beating up C.R. Amal Krishna, a second-year BSc student at the college. According to sources, Mr. Amal Krishna suffered injuries on his nasal bone following the alleged assault by the SFI activists, including R. Abhay Krishna, college students’ union chairperson, at a house on March 1. He was subsequently taken to the taluk hospital for medical treatment. But the cause of injury was explained as a road accident. However, Mr. Amal Krishna had to be taken to another private hospital as he could not suffer the pain. His father, A.V. Chandran, filed a complaint with the college principal and the police on March 2. Police sources said that they have sought a report from the principal. Meanwhile, SFI functionaries have claimed that Mr. Amal Krishna was involved in a ragging incident on the campus and he suffered the injuries during an altercation with a group of students. …

CPI(M) hiding accused in ‘murder’ of veterinary student, alleges Kerala Opposition Leader

Published by Parlour News

Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan (file) | Photo Credit: PTI Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has said that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] which is “hiding” the accused in the death of J.S. Siddharth, a second-year student of the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at Pookode in Wayanad district, should “give them up.” Addressing mediapersons in Kochi on March 2, Mr. Satheesan accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of “not having uttered a word” about the alleged “brutal murder” which has rattled all parents in Kerala. He alleged that the Chief Minister, who had described the attack on Youth Congress activists at Kalyassery in Kannur during the Navakerala Sadas as “rescue work” and encouraged to continue that, was responsible for the “reign of terror unleashed by SFI and DYFI criminals.” “The new-generation SFI and DYFI activists are on the same path as the CPI(M) leaders who publicly called for the murder of the late [RMP leader] T.P. Chandrasekharan,” he said. Congress to protest Mr. Satheesan said the Congress will …

Death of Kerala veterinary student | Governor suspends Vice-Chancellor of veterinary university

Published by Parlour News

M.R. Saseendranath, the Vice-Chancellor of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on March 2 suspended the Vice-Chancellor of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) at Pookode in Wayanad, M.R. Saseendranath, on the charge of oversight and dereliction of duty that allegedly resulted in the torture, public trial, social shaming, and subsequent death by suicide of J.S. Siddharth, a second-year student, at the campus hostel recently. Speaking to reporters in Thiruvananthapuram, Mr. Khan said he had requested the Kerala High Court to spare a serving judicial officer for conducting an enquiry into the “gruesome and fatal” incident allegedly perpetrated by Students’ Federation of India (SFI) activists in the college. Mr. Khan said the SFI and the proscribed Popular Front of India (PFI) activists were acting in tandem on college campuses across Kerala. He said the “torment, insult, physical assault and forced starvation” that resulted in Siddharth’s death were not a one-off incident. The SFI has a stranglehold on campuses and hostels, he said. Mr. Khan said that the …

As suicide and ragging claims rock Kerala university, CPI(M)’s student wing comes under scanner | Thiruvananthapuram News

Published by Parlour News

The alleged suicide of a college student at the Wayanad campus of Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, allegedly after intense ragging, has put the ruling CPI(M) on back foot over the alleged involvement of activists of its student wing, the Students Federation of India (SFI). J S Sidharthan, 20, a second-year student of BVSc and Animal Husbandry at the University, was found hanging in the toilet of the men’s hostel on February 18. The case, registered as an unnatural death, took a turn after the post-mortem report mentioned alleged torture and wounds sustained by the victim days before the death. Twelve students, including his classmates and seniors, were suspended from the university, which acted on the report of an anti-ragging cell. Those suspended included the college union president, a union member, and the SFI unit secretary. Wayanad police on Wednesday arrested six students, though officers say SFI leaders are absconding. The police, which initially registered a case of unnatural death, have now framed charges under IPC sections of abetment to suicide, wrongful restraint and …

Blocking Kerala Governor’s vehicle: High Court grants bail to 8 SFI activists

Published by Webster

The Kerala High Court on January 12 (Friday) granted bail to eight Students’ Federation of India (SFI) activists who were arrested and remanded in jail in connection with blocking the vehicle of Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and waving black flags at him in Thiruvananthapuram. The bail was granted on stringent conditions. Justice C.S. Dias, while allowing their bail petitions, directed them to jointly deposit ₹76,357 before the jurisdictional Magistrate for causing damage to public properties during the agitation. Other court conditions for bail included production of attendance sheets issued by the Registrar of the institutions they are studying in before the jurisdictional court quarterly and executing a bond of ₹25,000 each with one of their parents as surety. The court also directed the petitioners to obey their parents and attend counselling sessions as suggested by their parents. The petitioners were entitled to be released on bail in view of the fact that they had been in judicial custody for one month, the investigation was practically complete, and no recovery was to be effected, the court observed. The SFI workers who …

SFI leader, activists in Kerala booked for burning Governor’s effigy on Payyambalam beach

Published by Webster

SFI activists burning a 30-foot-tall effigy of Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on the Payyambalam beach on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The police have filed a case against Students’ Federation of India (SFI) Kerala president K. Anusree and eight other activists for burning a massive effigy of Governor Arif Mohammed Khan using petrol on the Payyambalam beach in Kannur on December 31, 2023 (Sunday) evening. The Kannur Town police registered a suo moto case on January 1, invoking various sections, including Section 143 (unlawful assembly), Section 147 (punishment for rioting), and Section 285 (negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible), of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The SFI, on the New Year eve, burned a 30-ft tall effigy of the Governor on the beach. SFI district secretary P.S. Sanjeev had alleged that there was “a concerted effort to saffronise universities,” a trend the SFI vehemently opposed. He also accused individuals appointed by Governors of acting as “agents”, stressing that such interventions will not be tolerated in Kerala. Source link

SFI leader booked for insulting Gandhi’s statue suspended from law institute

Published by Webster

KOCHI: The Students Federation of India (SFI) activist of Bharata Mata School of Legal Studies, Choondy, near Aluva, who was accused of insulting a statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the campus, has been suspended by the principal for an indefinite period pending inquiry. A video had emerged of Adeen Nazar, a fifth year BCom LLB student, taking a picture of the statue after garlanding it with a Christmas wreath, besides putting up a sunglass while also commenting that his act did not make any difference since Gandhi was long dead. “Adeen Nazar was prima facie found to have insulted the Father of the Nation, and he was ordered to be suspended indefinitely pending inquiry. The above student is not allowed to enter the college campus during the suspension period. It has also been decided to appoint an enquiry commission to submit a report for taking further action in this regard,” said the order issued by principal Seline Abraham. Adeen Nazar was the unit secretary of the SFI on the campus though the SFI district leadership …

SFI Banners Against Governor Come Up in Other Colleges in Kerala

Published by Webster

Reported By: Asmita Ravi Shankar Last Updated: December 18, 2023, 12:12 IST Thiruvananthapuram, India Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammad Khan. (File: PTI) The Governor was incensed that the banners were not removed even after he had pointed them out on Sunday afternoon and lashed out at the police for not taking any action The CPI(M)’s student wing, SFI, on Monday intensified its ongoing battle with the Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan by putting up banners against him in colleges across the state. According to visuals on TV channels, one such banner outside the Government Sanskrit College in the state capital said Khan as Chancellor should be working for the universities and not the Sangh Parivar. The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) had on Sunday night announced it would be putting up hundreds of posters and banners against Khan in the Calicut University in Malappuram district as well as colleges across the state. The students outfit decided to take the step after some of its banners outside the university’s guest house, where the Governor is staying, …

Pinarayi Vijayan Vs Kerala Governor Over Calicut University Poster Row Black Flags SFI Protest

Published by Webster

The governor feels that this cannot happen without the direction of the chief minister (File) Pathanamthitta, Kerala: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has taken serious note of the action of the State Police, on the direction of the Chief Minister, in placing posters defamatory to the Governor in the campus of Calicut University. The black banners and posters have been placed inside the campus, just outside the University Guest House where the Governor is staying, Kerala Raj Bhavan released the statement. The governor feels that this cannot happen without the direction of the chief minister and that this clearly is the beginning of the collapse of the constitutional machinery in the state. He said that such deliberate actions of the Chief Minister precipitate the breakdown of constitutional machinery. Coming down heavily on Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday accused him of attempting to disrupt the peaceful ambience in the state. Speaking to reporters, Mr Vijayan said, “Arif Mohammad Khan is making a move to destroy the peaceful ambience of Kerala.” …

Kerala Governor Slams Student Activists Amid Huge Protest

Published by Webster

SFI has been staging widespread protests against Arif Mohammed Khan (File) Calicut/New Delhi: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan yesterday hit out at the student activists as he visited the Calicut University days after his vehicle was allegedly struck by members of the Students Federation of India (SFI) – the student wing of the ruling CPI(M). The Governor has claimed that the Chief Minister was behind the conspiracy to attack him. This time too, he reiterated that Pinarayi Vijayan has sponsored these protests. Mr Khan said he was not scared of anyone and alleged that the protesting students were “criminals” hired by Mr Vijayan. “They are all criminals. They have been hired by the chief minister. Whatever protest is there, it is sponsored by the chief minister personally,” Mr Khan said. A massive protest was held outside the Calicut University by the SFI yesterday ahead of Governor Khan’s visit. The SFI has been staging widespread protests against the Governor alleging that he has been pushing the BJP-RSS nominees to the senate of various universities in Kerala. …