Politics should not be allowed on educational campuses, reiterates Kerala HC

Kerala HC said "parents send their children to colleges for education, there must be a peaceful academic atmosphere to have proper education".

Kerala High Court on Friday reiterated that politics should not be allowed on educational campuses. The court said this while hearing a petition filed by the management of MES College in Ponnani seeking court's intervention in an ongoing strike.

Kerala HC said "parents send their children to colleges for education, there must be a peaceful academic atmosphere to have a proper education".

In the last hearing, the court said people who resort to "hunger strikes or dharnas are aware of the fact that their demands are not legitimate" while making a distinction between civilised students and uncivilised students.

The court had also criticised the role of the police and has stated that they should not have allowed such demonstrations in and around the campus. "Police must control law and order and cannot allow such pickets to come up on public property," said the court.

In August, the Ponnani MES College was closed indefinitely following clashes between students' outfits. Clashes erupted between UDSF activists and SFI members after the college election. The clashes caused damage to college infrastructure.

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