Author: TNN
Publication: The Times of India
Date: August 17, 2011
URL: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-17/bangalore/29896077_1_engineering-student-strong-lokpal-bill-college-student
Young people joined the protest in their own
ways - some skipped lunch, others joined the crowd at Freedom Park and Electronic
City and some even wore T-shirts inside out.
At IISc, many students fasted in support
of Anna; 20 of them cycled to Freedom Park from their campus and unfurled
a banner which had the signature of over 600 students supporting Anna's cause.
"About 200 students skipped lunch to show their solidarity," said
Pankaj Jain, Integrated PhD student at IISc.
Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore
students wore T-shirts inside out. Mihir Mogre, who came up with this idea,
said "Any corrupt system should be turned upside down". Trilochan
Shashtri, dean, academics, pledged to skip a meal every day till the government
agrees to a strong Lokpal bill. Students from IIM -Ahmedabad and IITs in Gandhinagar,
Guwahati and Hyderabad set up an online petition supporting them.
Engineering student from BNMIT College Nikhil
Bharadwaj said: "I'm here because the authorities closed the college
as many students wanted to take part in the protest. I want to be part of
the protest but I'm hungry and am searching for a restaurant. When many students
around him were shouting 'Anna Hazare, Zindabad', he shouted: 'Lokpal Saku,
Oota Beku'. Another college student Ankitha M said: "I don't know much
about the draft bill. It's a serious issue and want to be a part of it."
Students and teachers of Symbiosis Institute
of Media and Communication were also present. "We think it's important
for students to be sensitised to such issues," said Maya Chakravarthy,
director, SIMC.
