DU hostel fee hike: Is Hindu College turning into a Madrassa, asks Swamy

Recently, Hindu College increased its hostel fee for students and many allege discrimination stating that girls are being charged much more than the boys.

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BJP leader Subramnian Swamy took to Twitter to announce that he had written a letter to HRD ministry over Hindu College hostel fee hike. (Source: File photo)

Amid protests over steep hike in hostel fees for girl students in Hindu College, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy asked on Monday if the institution is turning into a “madrassa” and said he has written to HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar in this regard.

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“I have written a letter to HRD (Human Resources Development) Minister objecting to Hindu College DU charging as Hostel fees triple from girl students! Become a Madrassa?” Swamy tweeted.

I have written a letter to HRD Minister objecting to Hindu College DU charging as Hostel fees triple from girl students! Become a Madrassa?

— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) July 11, 2016

The bone of contention with the college affiliated to the Delhi University has been providing on-campus hostel facilities to male students for decades. However, the girls’ hostel, which has been constructed, was supposed to be functional from the 2016-17 session.

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The prospectus for admissions to the hostel triggered an outrage among the girl students who alleged that the rules laid down were “discriminatory” and amounted to “moral policing”.

The prescribed fee also irked the girl students as the male students of Hindu College pay Rs 47,000 as hostel charges while the girls were asked to pay more than Rs 82,000.

Students have been protesting against the alleged discrimination between girls and boys while deciding the rules and the fee for the hostel.

The National Commission for Women and the Delhi Commission of Women also took a note of the issue.

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