118 students suspended from studentship: IUSF

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The Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) said today that as many as 118 university students had been suspended from their studentship during the past few months due to their alleged involvement in various violent activities during the past few months.

IUSF Convener Sanjeewa Bandara told the Daily Mirror that 32 of these suspended students are from the Sri Jayewardenepura University, two from Kelaniya University, 13 from Rajarata University, two from the Sabaragamuwa University, two from the Institute of Indigenous Medicine, three from the Ruhuna University and 56 from the Buddhasravaka Bikkhu University.

Mr. Bandara cited all these suspensions as attempts by the government to suppress the rights of students with dissenting political voices.

When asked for a comment Director General-Students’ Affairs Keerthi Mavellage said that action had been taken against them due to their alleged involvements in violence. He said that these students had instigated violence at their universities.

“We have suspended them for varying periods of time. Some have been suspended for three months and the others for one month etc.,” he alleged. (By Kelum Bandara)

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Lala Wednesday, 02 November 2011 09:41 AM

Somebody has to decipline them. Good move !

Pawlpakse Wednesday, 02 November 2011 09:52 AM

Very good move by the govt.

Fun Thamail Thursday, 03 November 2011 02:15 AM

Honda wade. Let the students demand their rights only in peaceful manner.

PKR Wednesday, 02 November 2011 10:10 AM

Good for other students who wish to have peaceful environment to study. We fully support this act.

Ruvan Wednesday, 02 November 2011 10:48 AM

Good, no more taxpayers money wasted on fellows who come to Uni to rag and to build their political careers and to disturb other students studies.

shanika thalahity Thursday, 03 November 2011 03:27 AM

expell them . not suspend.
they are given an oppertunity to study free of charge. tax payers hard earned money should not be wasted on them.

Ranjith. BG Wednesday, 02 November 2011 02:04 PM

KICK THEM OUT FROM UNIVERSITIES FOR OTHERS TO LEARN LESSON IN FUTURE.

Lankawick Wednesday, 02 November 2011 03:44 PM

Kick them out...
let some new student...enter University in their place...

Dasun kelani campus Thursday, 01 December 2011 02:01 PM

That is verry bad situvation in the sri lankan universites.

azath Wednesday, 02 November 2011 04:17 PM

Mind your studies kids,

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