“WB Govt fails to establish true governance…”: Sukanta Majumdar over death of student in Jadavpur University hostel

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India]: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal president Sukanta Majumdar on Thursday condemned the death of a student in Jadavpur University hostel and said that the government has “failed” to establish true governance in education sector.

Hitting out at the Mamata Banerjee-led government, the BJP chief said that CM Banerjee has failed to eradicate a henious crime like ragging.

Majumdar also expressed his deep condolences with the family of the deceased identified as Swapnodeep Kundu.

“JU incident proves that the West Bengal Government has failed to establish true governance in education sector. Mamata Banerjee has failed to eradicate a henious crime like ragging… Shame on WB Government… My deepest condolences with the family of Swapnodeep Kundu,” the BJP chief said in his tweet.

This comes after a first-year student of Jadavpur University in Kolkata died on Thursday after allegedly falling from the balcony of the university’s hostel on Wednesday night.

Earlier in the day, amid the death of a student after allegedly falling from the balcony of his hostel, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose said that strong action will be taken and justice will be served.

Talking to the media after visiting the Jadavpur University Hostel on Thursday, Governor Bose said, “I went to the hostel, I discussed with the students… and also the teachers, they want justice.

Justice will be done. They presented before me some of the basic issues here. We’ll address them… We’ll do our best, we’ll give them justice, and strong action will be taken…”

The officials informed that, according to the preliminary postmortem reports, the student died after falling from a high place. He suffered severe injury to the left side of the head and his left rib and pelvis were fractured due to the impact.

Meanwhile, a ten-member inquiry committee visited the Jadavpur University Hostel after a student allegedly died after falling from the balcony of his hostel, officials said.

Notably, after the student fell from the balcony, he was taken to nearby KPC Hospital in Jadavpur in the night itself by classmates.The student died in the hospital on Thursday morning while undergoing treatment.

Deceased Swarnodip Kundu, a first year student of the Bengali Department, belonged to the state’s Nadia district.

“On 09.08.23 around 23.45 hrs, one 1st year student of Jadavpur University (Subject-Bengali) namely Swapnodeep Kundu ( M/18 Yrs) S/O Ramprasad Kundu of P.S- Bagula, Hanskhali, Nadia somehow fell down from the balcony of 2nd floor of Jadavpur University Main Hostel ( Building No.A2) ( Jadavpur PS area). He received multiple injuries and was undergoing treatment at KPC Medical College. He succumbed to his injuries at 4:30 am today,” said Police.

Further details are awaited.