Very bad ragging continued with blessing of Minister Dalus Alahapperuma

(Lanka-e-News-07.June.2013, 11.30PM) New batch of Institute of Engineering Technology Katunayaka is facing brutal abused ragging from their seniors very openly since 2nd May 2013. At present more than 30 students are leaving course due to mental stress on abuse ragging system. Hon minister Dalus Alahapperuma strongly recommended that the student union and their student are very loyal to government and disciplined rather than other universities at the inauguration meeting of student entrance on 2nd may 2013 when the parent raised quarry on brutal ragging. However the Minister has guaranteed to wipe out ragging from education institutions but still it is prevailing openly within the institute premises.. Every day student are asked to stay more than one hour after and before lectures for open ragging, Management of the institute is not taking any action to stop this abused ragging especially for girls despite parents are made several complains. Ragging is a verbal, physical or psychological abuse on newcomers of the institution. The senior students of the institute use physical and sexual harassments to control the newcomers. Among the sexual violence forced to repeat filthy words or sing filthy songs in front of a group etc. Students are also forced to sing letter saying that there is no ragging in the institute. Parents are wonder who is giving powers to act such brave

Group of parents Student go before Court of Appeal SATURDAY, 08 JUNE 2013  Four writ petitions have been filed by four students of Sabaragumuwa University before the Court of Appeal against their suspensions. The four students are E.M. Hasitha Prabhath, T.H. Nuwan Chinthaka, Sampath Gunasekera and Damayantha Kumara. Sabaragamuwa University, its vice-chancellor and administrative board have been named as respondents. The petitions state the Students’ Council of the University is a legal body but the vice-chancellor does not allow its smooth functioning. A disciplinary inquiry had been held regarding a meeting of the Students’ Council held on 12th March and inviting an outsider for the meeting state the petitions. Students in their petitions state they were not given an opportunity to get a lawyer to represent them at the inquiry. As the disciplinary process followed by the authorities is unfair the students ask Court of Appeal to issue a writ to change the decision taken at the disciplinary inquiry.