Students of Women’s College including those residing at Abdullah Hall of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) held a protest on Monday against the inferior quality of food and unhygienic conditions in which food is served leading to illnesses and students missing out on their classes.
A proctorial team led by AMU proctor, prof Mohd Naved Khan, reached the protest site. However, the protesting women alleged being manhandled by the proctorial team, although the allegations were denied by the proctorial team, which claimed that later in day, the women on protest met vice-chancellor prof Naima Khatoon and appraised her with issues and were promised solutions by the VC. “It is not understandable why basic norms are not being followed in cooking and serving of food.
No one is taking responsibility and students are suffering academic losses after falling sick and missing classes due to poor quality food,” the woman alleged.
Earlier, a woman at the protest site alleged that contaminated and inferior quality food was being served which has led to illness amongst students of Women’s College residing at Abdullah Hall and other hostels and the issue remains unattended all through the session. Prof Khan, while talking to the media, said that the proctorial team and dean, students’ welfare had reached out to the protesting women on Monday and heard their grievances and took up the matter with the provost concerned of halls.
