A student body!
I was just following the news regarding Bangladesh Chhatra League for the last one week and noted down the headlines / titles of some news reports: AL men attack BCL leaders' houses for share of 'booty'; Admission quota BCL activists vandalise college; Sunny murder 13 BCL men charged in Rajshahi; 'Admission trade' Eden College tensed over feud in BCL; Clash again over admission 'quota' 3 BCL, Moitree men held; Infighting kills BCL leader 1 missing, 3 hurt as Jessore factions clash again; AL, BCL men snatch tender boxes 9 injured in clashes, one held; BCL activists vandalise principal's office etc.
The BCL is an organisation of students and I do not know what is there in their charter of by laws. But definitely what they are doing now in the name of student politics cannot be the goal of any student body. The BCL elements are directly involved in admission trade in educational institutions to snatching of tender boxes in government offices. AL, the guardian and patron of the BCL, is occasionally seen warning them verbally as if they are immature naughty boys. In case of Eden College, even four leaders of BCL College unit were expelled from the organisation as they protested 'admission trade' and 'torture' of fellow activists. It is reported that in Eden College, two female BCL leaders managed admission of about 900 students in exchange for Tk 30, 000 to 50, 000 from each student i.e. a total business volume of Tk 36 lakh.
In the past we learned similar stories about student bodies affiliated with other political parties. All the political parties allow their student bodies to adopt these malpractices as a reward for their support to the parent organisations. On 16-03-2010, The Daily Star wrote an editorial entitled,
“BCL infighting taking a murderous turn will the ruling party move to protect its credibility?”. There is no doubt the AL will do nothing effective to shackle of unruly BCL for known reasons. The only way is to clamp a complete ban on student politics. The Supreme Court came forward on some issues of public interest. Can we expect a ruling from the Supreme Court banning student politics? In this respect, the guardians and the neutral teachers can also play a vital role.
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