Hyderabad: The Osmania University authorities late this
evening made it clear that no “beef festival” would be allowed to be organised
on the varsity campus.
The decision is apparently aimed at checking the escalating tension caused by announcement by a group of students to organise a beef festival on December 10, which was followed by another group planning a “pork festival”.
A release from the Public Relations
Officer of the University said, “Primary objective of the University is purely
academic and research oriented. “It is therefore informed to all the concerned
including the teachers, students and staff that activities such as beef
festival, go-puja which are unrelated to the academics and research will
not be
permitted on the campus.”
The organisers of the beef festival had said yesterday it was being planned to “save democratic principles” in the wake of attempts to curb dietary habits of certain groups, coinciding with International Human Rights Day on December 10.
Shankar, one of the organisers, claimed to be a member of the All India Students Federation affiliated to the CPI.
Today, another group announced plan to hold a pork festival. “Pork is nutritious food choice and pig rearing provided livelihood to certain communities,” said Solanki Srinivas, leader of the group.
Do you think AAP will perform better in Delhi polls without alliance?