GUWAHATI: The State Government asked the Education Department to institute a high-level committee to inquire into the circumstances leading to an accident at Jalukbari that claimed the lives of seven AEC students recently.And the government would ask the AEC principal and the superintendent concerned with the hostel to go on leave until the inquiry is over.
In view of the accident, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asked the Education Department to constitute a committee to look into the present system of election in colleges and universities and report regarding the need for reviewing the system in the wake of frequent clashes during the pre- and post-election period amongst the student community.
Further, to prevent the recurrence of any incident that is potentially life-threatening to the student community, the Chief Minister also asked the Education Department to constitute another committee to strengthen discipline, rules, and regulations in hostels of educational institutions. The committee will also look into strict enforcement of in- and out-times of hostels, complete prohibition of alcohol, etc., in hostel campuses and hostels, and prohibition of extended stays at hostel borders. The committee will also recommend ways to promote healthy community life within the hostels.
On the demand from a section of people that all educational institutions should be well-fenced to prevent boarders going out, the Chief Minister said, "The government can erect walls. The need of the hour is reform among students. The government cannot confine them within walls."
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