RAGGING –A
BURNING QUESTION
The concept
of ragging must have developed initially for the purpose of creating bonding
between seniors and juniors in the form of introduction but as we observe, it
could not become means for familiarisation with freshers in any manner .Instead
it has become a terrorizing act leading to financial extortion or sexual
abuse,forcing obscene acts and gestures and even ending up with rape .It is no
less than the atrocities of the kind given to the prisoners confined to jails
Indulging into ragging is reprehensible aberrations eradicating all the
values from our education system.it reflects how our academic institutions are
badly suffering from erosion of sensitivity.The form of ragging seen is a
result of mental sickness to be curbed by all means.-Dr Prem lata
Sreries of ragging events leading to depression and deaths of students
alarmed some of the NGO’s to wake up and they worked as bull fighters against
this social evil A religious and culcural organization Vishwa Jagriti Mission
filed a PIL (Public Interest Litigation)No 656 of 1998 Vishwa Jgriti
Mission v Central Govt. through Cabinet secretary & others before the
Supreme court of India comprising a bench of two judges Justice R.C Lahoti and
Justice Brijesh Kumar . Judiciary took a remarkable step by constituting a
committee headed by Dr R.K.Raghwan ,former director of CBI to look int the
matter and prepare a report .The report was presented before the Honb.SC and
Govt of India was given directions to act upon the observations and made and guidelines
given by the committee.UGC also took immediate action by framing
Regulations on curbing the menance of ragging in Higher Educational
Institutions ,2009 (under section 26(1)(g) of the university grant commission
act ) for the institutions and circulars were also issued to the various
universities /institutions for implementing the same.
Hon’b.Supreme
cour noted
“ragging can
be stopped by creatingan awareness amongst students ,teachers and parents
thatit is a reprehensible actwhich does no good to any one and by
simultaneously generating an atmosphereof discipline by sending a clear message
that no act of ragging shall be toleratedand any act of ragging shall not go
unnoticed and unpunished.’’
Ragging
defined by the apex court:
‘‘Any
disorderly conduct whether by words spoken or written or an act which has an
effect of teasing,treating or handling with rudeness an other student indulging
in rowdy or indisciplined activities whichcauses or likely to cause
annoyance,hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension
theref in a fresher or a junior student….’’
The
punishment may also take the shape of:
1. withholding scholarship or other benefits
2. debarring from representation in events
3. withholding results
4. suspension or expulsion from hostel or mess and the like.
NGO’s working
for the cause:
1. Vishwa Jagriti Mission
2. CURE(Coalition to uproot ragging from education
3. SAVE(Society against voilence in education)
4. SPACE(Society of people;s action change and enforcement)
5. SATHEE
‘My death will bring about a change’
said
Aman satya kachroo,student of Dr Rajendra Prasad Govt. Medical college Tanda
District Kangra Himachal Pradesh who was subjected to ragging and who
ended his life .
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