Heal the ailing Root: Part-01

Student Politics

Heal the ailing Root

Ashim Kumar Paul - March 21st, 2011

There is no doubt that today student politics has almost been corrupted and taken in. Nearly everyday are noticed the news of campus violence and its ultimate consequences as well from the printing and electronic media. In the wake of such repeatedly appalling incidents, the environment for proper education is also being contaminated and session-jam, intimidating educational environment and insecurity of both the teachers and learners have come visible. Besides, the image of the government is getting held back due to the tarnished activities in various educational institutions in the name of student politics especially as the wing of the ruling party.

But these are not the true spirit and aim of student politics at all. If we remember our historic language movement, it was the then students’ society which came ahead to voice out against the browbeaten choice of the ruling government. Similarly, student politics continued its exertion in the crucial moments of 1962, 66 and 69 which consequently generated the spirit of freedom and birth of this nation in 1971. Even during our glorious Liberation War, our students actively involved themselves keeping hands on hands to free the motherland and its people from the shackles of the inhuman Pakistani forces. Notwithstanding the glory and highly regarded status of our student politics, it is now a matter of shame that we are to see the snaps of student activists carrying arms and mercilessly assaulting other groups or individual!

Thus, reviewing the prevailing scenario, many concerned veteran personalities opine that student politics in educational institutions must be banned to restore the normalcy and congeniality to learning arena. But banning student politics can, in no way, be termed the right solution. It would be apparent as if to cut off your head is to get rid of your headache! Even if it is obvious that student politics has roughly gone astray and is mostly misguided by some morally bankrupt people, it should be neither banned in nor removed from the educational institution. Like the ailing plant, student politics now requires intensive care and to be nourished.

However, it is often argued that as the private universities are altogether free from the malpractice of student politics, they enjoy the privilege of healthy and hospitable educational environment, session jam free education system and tight sanctuary for their learners. In comparison with the existing status of private universities, the concerned higher authorities of public universities, many think, are highly expected to disapprove of the way of student-politics. Yes, the statistics about the private institutions is true but on the same, it should not be forgotten that most of our leading national political leaders and positively social movers as well as personalities are the creation of public institutions and had kept themselves engaged in and move for various kinds of national, political and socio-economic issues and worked for the student political wings from their study institutions. As their contribution to our national policy is worthwhile, the significance of student politics can neither be denied nor be taken out indeed.

Regardless of the present worsened condition of student politics in various higher educational institute

Ashim Kumar Paul
A final year student of
Department of English
Govt. Edward College, Pabna.
Email: ashim_meghdutt@yahoo.com

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