- GenZ students protested poor mess food quality in Sheikhpura.
- Students boycotted meals, went on hunger strike on campus.
- College principal assured action, addressing long-standing complaints.
Jagran Correspondent, Sheikhpura: Students at a Bihar engineering college created ruckus on campus over the quality of food and snacks. The students, mostly GenZ, protested on Tuesday at the premises of the Government Engineering College in Sheikhpura’s Wajidpur.
Students Allege Quality Of Food Substandard
They alleged the quality of the food and snacks in the institute's mess was substandard.
Amid the uproar, students boycotted lunch and breakfast and sat on a hunger strike in front of the mess. College principal Anil Singh Yadav stated that he was away from the headquarters but had received complaints from students, which were being addressed.
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“We will reach the institute on Wednesday and speak with the mess manager and students to find a permanent solution to the problem. Similar complaints have surfaced before. We joined the institute just ten days ago,” he said.
Meanwhile, videos have emerged of students protesting inside the college. The institute was closed on Tuesday due to the gazetted holiday of Chehlum. Videos from inside the campus show engineering college students expressing their displeasure over the quality of food and snacks, expressing their collective protest. Students were also seen shouting slogans in the video.
Local residents claimed that idli was served as part of Tuesday morning’s breakfast menu, but the students allegedly refused to eat it, leading to the protest. They also indicated that ongoing factionalism within the college could be an underlying factor contributing to the students’ unrest.
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In another news, after leading a 37-day-long protest at Jantar Mantar, which was withdrawn on July 25 following Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation and assurances on its other key demands, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), consisting of GenZ has found itself at the centre of speculation over its future political plans.
Reports suggested that CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke could soon make a formal entry into politics. However, the Boston-returned activist dismissed the speculation, ruling out any immediate plans to enter electoral politics or convert CJP into a political party.