SFI begins 24-hour protest in Calicut Varsity

THENJIPPALAM: SFI has started a 24-hour-long protest in Calicut University demanding the resignation of Vice Chancellor and dismissal of the nominated syndicate. State secretary P Biju inaugurated the protest in the university at 10 am on Thursday.Students from different colleges under the university are taking part in the protest against the Vice Chancellor.“Around 500 students from different parts of the University are participating in the protest. We demand the resignation of the Vice Chancellor and dismissal of the syndicate involved in the controversial land deal,” SFI district leader Mubasheer said.SFI state president K V Sumesh will inaugurate the concluding session of the protest on Friday morning.The University will witness a much stronger protest by DYFI on May 17. It will block the activities of the university.State-level leaders will participate in the protest. DYFI is trying to bring one of the CPM Politburo members to inaugurate the agitation.“We will stop the functioning of the university on May 17. The university will be surrounded by the DYFI members. It is going to be one of the strongest agitations in the land deal issue”, DYFI Malappuram district secretary T Sathyan said.