Vijay govt revokes order barring students from Left, CJP protests in Tamil Nadu

TN orders action to stop students joining left-wing protests

NEW DELHI: In a rollback of its earlier directive, the C Joseph Vijay-led Tamil Nadu government has withdrawn an order seeking coordinated measures to prevent school and college students and youth from participating in protests and agitation programmes.According to an official communication issued by the Department of Collegiate Education, the measures were aimed at programmes organised by Left-wing parties and the Tamil Nadu Cockroach Janata Party (CJP).

The Directorate of Collegiate Education (DCE) had asked the departments and district administrations to take appropriate action to discourage and prevent students from joining such programmes. The authorities weredirected to coordinate their efforts and submit reports detailing the action taken.The directive came as part of instructions to prevent students and youth from participating in political protests and agitation programmes organised by the parties named in the communication.