AHMEDABAD: The MJ Library has barred entry of girl scholars after 7.30 in the night time citing safety causes. However, boys will be allowed to make use of the reading room till 10 in the night time.
The library has greater the yearly reading room fee from Rs 200 to Rs 1,000. The new regulations additionally prevent scholars from taking tiffin or snacks throughout the reading room.
Librarian Bipin Modi said, “After 7.30 in the night time there are handiest safety guards in the premises, and hence for the security of the girls now we have made up our minds to ban their entry in the reading room after 7.30pm. It is good to take precautions against untoward incidents from going down.”
About the price hike, Modi said, “The hike is just to keep undesirable scholars away from the library. We have a capacity to deal with handiest 300 scholars, against which the library has three,000 scholars who've taken membership.” “We have now made up our minds to present 20% extra membership, which means that that against 300 we will give membership to 360 scholars, and if we find seats last vacant we will unlock some other 60-odd memberships,” said Modi.
The library was in the news up to now after restricting entry of girls with brief clothes. Later it even enforced separate sitting preparations for girls and boys. Some ladies refusing to be quoted said, “The library is discriminating between girls and boys. Instead of restricting ladies from reading till past due in the night time, they should make sure that there was adequate body of workers,” said Anita, a scholar. “The management should withdraw one of these dictate. I stay in a joint circle of relatives and all friends come in combination and learn about till past due in the night time as it is helping to resolve issues,” said Anita.
“The Gujarat University too has a reading room and it hasn't ever issued such prohibitory orders. There may be safety body of workers which manages the reading room. Sitting in the reading area is helpful as the students can get more than a few reference books they want,” said Kavita some other scholar. Kavita said she comes at 8.30am, leaves her book in the reading room, is going to college after which sits in the library till past due for learn about.
Readers protest rule changes
The readers of the library met AMC mayor Bijal Patel and demanded that the price hike and the rule of thumb for lowering time for girls to check in the reading room should be withdrawn.
The library has greater the yearly reading room fee from Rs 200 to Rs 1,000. The new regulations additionally prevent scholars from taking tiffin or snacks throughout the reading room.
Librarian Bipin Modi said, “After 7.30 in the night time there are handiest safety guards in the premises, and hence for the security of the girls now we have made up our minds to ban their entry in the reading room after 7.30pm. It is good to take precautions against untoward incidents from going down.”
About the price hike, Modi said, “The hike is just to keep undesirable scholars away from the library. We have a capacity to deal with handiest 300 scholars, against which the library has three,000 scholars who've taken membership.” “We have now made up our minds to present 20% extra membership, which means that that against 300 we will give membership to 360 scholars, and if we find seats last vacant we will unlock some other 60-odd memberships,” said Modi.
The library was in the news up to now after restricting entry of girls with brief clothes. Later it even enforced separate sitting preparations for girls and boys. Some ladies refusing to be quoted said, “The library is discriminating between girls and boys. Instead of restricting ladies from reading till past due in the night time, they should make sure that there was adequate body of workers,” said Anita, a scholar. “The management should withdraw one of these dictate. I stay in a joint circle of relatives and all friends come in combination and learn about till past due in the night time as it is helping to resolve issues,” said Anita.
“The Gujarat University too has a reading room and it hasn't ever issued such prohibitory orders. There may be safety body of workers which manages the reading room. Sitting in the reading area is helpful as the students can get more than a few reference books they want,” said Kavita some other scholar. Kavita said she comes at 8.30am, leaves her book in the reading room, is going to college after which sits in the library till past due for learn about.
Readers protest rule changes
The readers of the library met AMC mayor Bijal Patel and demanded that the price hike and the rule of thumb for lowering time for girls to check in the reading room should be withdrawn.
MJ Library bars girls after 7.30 pm citing security
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