Students let ‘unwell’ Presidency University V-C leave campus

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The call to boycott given by a section of protesting students failed to cast shadow over the convocation ceremony.

The mood at the university campus was divided as many students shouted ‘we want convocation’ while others shouted slogans demanding the V-C’s resignation over alleged police assault on students protesting during Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s visit to campus Friday.

During her convocation speech, Lohia said, “We were faced with rather unpleasant incidents in the past 24 hours. But I must say every challenge is an opportunity and my dear faculty and students stood by me and made sure that nothing marred the convocation…”