SRFTI Students Allege Power Cut Amid Protest
\n\nStudents of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) have alleged that electricity supply to the only classroom they could access for internet connectivity and workstation facilities was disconnected amid their ongoing protest. The institute administration, however, has denied targeting students for exercising their right to protest and defended the disciplinary action taken against them.
\n\nAccording to a PTI report, students protesting at SRFTI claimed that the electricity supply to the classroom had been cut off on Saturday evening, October 24, restricting their access to facilities they had been using during the agitation.
\n\nA senior SRFTI official rejected the allegation, claiming that internet connectivity had not been snapped and pointing out that students had livestreamed their activities, including a press conference, from the campus on Sunday.
\n\nThe latest allegation comes amid a continuing standoff between students and the institute authorities over campus security, alleged attacks on students and disciplinary proceedings against protesters.
\n\nSRFTI students demand accountability over campus violence
\n\nStudents have been staging an indefinite sit-in outside Vice-Chancellor Santosh Ajmera's office since October 12, demanding his resignation and accountability over the alleged attacks on the campus.
\n\nThe agitation followed clashes on September…
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