Pahari Chatra Parishad (PCP) (Hill Students’ Council), through circulation of a press release, called upon the general students and the guardians urging them not to take admission to Rangamati Science & Technology University and join the conspiracy there of.
In the statement issued on 26 January 2015 signed by general secretary of PCP Juwel Chakma, presenting an analysis on political reality of CHT, PCP gave an empathic call upon the general students and the guardians urging them not to join in the conspiracy being hatched by the government and to refrain from the admission process of Rangamati Science & Technology University. It was further cautioned in the statement notto push the future potential academic life of own children into uncertainty by getting oneself or them involved in the admission process of the controversial university. PCP also urged them to show solidarity and oneness to the Jumma students’ society and just demand of residents of CHT including implementation of the CHT Accord as well by staying apart from the admission process of Rangamati Science and Technology University.
It has been also stated that the government, instead of implementing the CHT Accord signed in 1997, has been implementing anti-accord and anti-Jumma-people programs one after another. As part of those designs, the government has taken up initiative to continue with the setting up of University of Science & Technology and Medical College in Rangamati despite wide-scale opposition. The government published out circulation for admission in Rangamati Science & Technology University for 2014-2015 sessionon 15-01-2015 despite objection of the Jumma peoples while the tensed situation that had brewed up in the Rangamatitown centering inauguration of Medical College is yet to get eased enough. With this, consequently the government has pushed the CHT situation towards instability once again. PCP clearly mentioned that the responsibility for any undesirable situation that might be invoked shall have to be borne by the government.
The government with tenacity and dictatorial coercion has become too desperate to implement the University and Medical College projects despite strong opposition of the masses. The government is using the innocent students as human shield to implement the projects. Hence, the PCP is in opinion that the government, while keeping the CHT Accord implementation process aside, is playing a nasty game with future life of the students in general in the name of establishing Rangamati Science & Technology University.
Furthermore, it has been stated in the statement that though circulation for admission has been issued, it does not have administrative building, the whole process of which is being conducted from a room in Dhaka University; and there is no infrastructure for imparting lessons and no residential arrangements for the teachers and students. Keeping all this landed in uncertainty and striding against the stream of mass opposition, the government has begun the admission process while pushing the future life of the innocent students into total darkness. Out of this suggestive phenomenon, it can be concluded that the government initiative is not aimed at promoting education facilities but an attempt to implement its anti-Jumma-interest conspiracy by prompting commencement of education program of the university in a hurry manner? herein lies the very basis of opposition being maintained by PCP.