BCL leaders and activists at it again
New Age 18/5/11
THE violence and vandalism perpetrated by some leaders and activists of the
Even if, for argument's sake, it is accepted that the demands of the Chhatra League, are `logical', which look quite unlikely, they certainly do not justify the perpetration of violence and vandalism, and the consequent threat to safety and security of the university students and teachers in particular and the public at general. Moreover, causing damage to public property and disrupting law and order are culpable offence. Besides, the BCL leaders and activists are apparently guilty of vitiating the campus environment. Regrettably, neither the police nor the university administration appears to be considering such implication of the action and attitude of the BCL leaders and activists. It is also needless to point out that such disruptive and destructive actions also make the BCL leaders and activists liable to organisational discipline. If past experiences are any indicator, organisational discipline is unlikely to be forthcoming.
On the whole, it is such absence of punitive actions—administrative, legal or organisational—that has evidently induced and reinforced a sense of impunity among the BCL leaders and activists and emboldened them to continue with their excesses and atrocities across the country. The central leadership of the ruling party, in the early days of the current government's tenure, used to issue stringent warning against such actions; however, of late, it does not seem forthcoming with such warnings even. Little wonder then that the Chhatra League continues to unleash violence and vandalism and undertake illegal action with increasing frequency and ferocity.
As we have maintained in these columns, such inaction on the part of the government and the ruling party would ultimately come back to haunt them. After all, it would be construed by the people at large as indulgence at best and lack of control over the Chhatra League at worst. Either way, it would not cause any good to the image and credibility of the government and the ruling party. Hence, for their own interest, the government needs to have the law enforcement agencies take stern action against the BCL leaders and activists while the ruling party needs to take disciplinary measures against them.
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