PUNE: Maharashtra schooling minister Vinod Tawde on Sunday denied having ordered the “arrest” of a media pupil who was recording a video of his interaction at the Shri Shivaji arts and commerce faculty in Amravati on Friday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a serve as here, he additionally denied having requested scholars to find employment if they may now not have the funds for an schooling.
Speaking to TOI, Yuvraj Dabhade, the student whose “arrest” was allegedly ordered by way of Tawde, mentioned he was informed by way of the minister to stop recording the interaction on his mobile phone. Dabhade mentioned that when he refused to do so, Tawde ordered his “arrest”. He mentioned his phone was snatched by way of a girl constable while a few law enforcement officials held him by way of the arms and took him to a police automobile within reach.
Dabhade mentioned he was made to sit within the automobile for roughly 15-20 mins before being launched. Though he was informed to assemble the mobile phone an hour later, he had to make repeated rounds of the police station. “Finally, around 4pm, we were given a call from the police to assemble the mobile phone. However, after I went there with different scholars, we had been stunned to find that the entire movies of Tawde’s serve as and his interaction had been deleted,” he mentioned.
Asked about this, Tawde mentioned, “What is being mentioned isn't true. I didn't say anything else of that kind. Show me the clip of that incident. The media is operating the incident without any basis. Show me (video recording) that I have mentioned one thing like this.”
Tawde mentioned the Amravati police must be requested about the incident. “It is sad that, with out seeking info, the media takes trial of political leaders misusing their occupation,” he mentioned.
Another pupil, Prashant Shiva Rathod, informed TOI that he had mentioned throughout the interaction that extra scholars would enrol in colleges if upper schooling was made loose. “To this, the minister mentioned such scholars must find jobs instead. When I mentioned I would prefer to take an schooling, he felt offended and informed me that I must now not carry my voice and talk,” Rathod mentioned.
He additional mentioned, “I informed the minister that the government was funding non-public universities however now not establishments like ours. The minister was offended at this. He could now not really solution my questions and seemed puzzled. At that second, he requested Dabhade to stop his recording. However, Dabhade informed the minister that the Q&A was a part of his practicals. The minister then ordered his arrest.”
Dabhade mentioned the minister informed him that the recording was an “invasion” of his privacy.
When contacted, Amravati police commissioner Sanjaykumar Baviskar mentioned, “Whenever there is a false impression at any public serve as, we normally take the folks concerned aside to take care of peace. We have neither detained nor arrested somebody. The pupil was taken aside for his personal safety. It is not possible to delete movies as cell phones are locked and it's not possible to crack the code.”
Kumar Bobade, head of the mass communications division at the faculty, mentioned, “We are seeking to recuperate the deleted movies from the student’s mobile phone. We will soon provide proof of the minister’s remark.”
Sinhagad scholars, group of workers gained’t undergo: Minister
State schooling minister Vinod Tawde mentioned on Sunday that the students and academics of the troubled Sinhgad institute “would now not undergo” because of the continuing inner problems. However, he failed to give an explanation for how the government would make certain the safety of the students and faculty considering the unpaid wage dues to the group of workers.
The teaching and non-teaching group of workers at the Sinhgad Technical Education Society (STES) were demanding their unpaid dues for greater than a year now. The services of academics had been terminated last year with out clearing their dues. Some academics approached the courts against the management and went on strikes.
Speaking to TOI, Yuvraj Dabhade, the student whose “arrest” was allegedly ordered by way of Tawde, mentioned he was informed by way of the minister to stop recording the interaction on his mobile phone. Dabhade mentioned that when he refused to do so, Tawde ordered his “arrest”. He mentioned his phone was snatched by way of a girl constable while a few law enforcement officials held him by way of the arms and took him to a police automobile within reach.
Dabhade mentioned he was made to sit within the automobile for roughly 15-20 mins before being launched. Though he was informed to assemble the mobile phone an hour later, he had to make repeated rounds of the police station. “Finally, around 4pm, we were given a call from the police to assemble the mobile phone. However, after I went there with different scholars, we had been stunned to find that the entire movies of Tawde’s serve as and his interaction had been deleted,” he mentioned.
Asked about this, Tawde mentioned, “What is being mentioned isn't true. I didn't say anything else of that kind. Show me the clip of that incident. The media is operating the incident without any basis. Show me (video recording) that I have mentioned one thing like this.”
Tawde mentioned the Amravati police must be requested about the incident. “It is sad that, with out seeking info, the media takes trial of political leaders misusing their occupation,” he mentioned.
Another pupil, Prashant Shiva Rathod, informed TOI that he had mentioned throughout the interaction that extra scholars would enrol in colleges if upper schooling was made loose. “To this, the minister mentioned such scholars must find jobs instead. When I mentioned I would prefer to take an schooling, he felt offended and informed me that I must now not carry my voice and talk,” Rathod mentioned.
He additional mentioned, “I informed the minister that the government was funding non-public universities however now not establishments like ours. The minister was offended at this. He could now not really solution my questions and seemed puzzled. At that second, he requested Dabhade to stop his recording. However, Dabhade informed the minister that the Q&A was a part of his practicals. The minister then ordered his arrest.”
Dabhade mentioned the minister informed him that the recording was an “invasion” of his privacy.
When contacted, Amravati police commissioner Sanjaykumar Baviskar mentioned, “Whenever there is a false impression at any public serve as, we normally take the folks concerned aside to take care of peace. We have neither detained nor arrested somebody. The pupil was taken aside for his personal safety. It is not possible to delete movies as cell phones are locked and it's not possible to crack the code.”
Kumar Bobade, head of the mass communications division at the faculty, mentioned, “We are seeking to recuperate the deleted movies from the student’s mobile phone. We will soon provide proof of the minister’s remark.”
Sinhagad scholars, group of workers gained’t undergo: Minister
State schooling minister Vinod Tawde mentioned on Sunday that the students and academics of the troubled Sinhgad institute “would now not undergo” because of the continuing inner problems. However, he failed to give an explanation for how the government would make certain the safety of the students and faculty considering the unpaid wage dues to the group of workers.
The teaching and non-teaching group of workers at the Sinhgad Technical Education Society (STES) were demanding their unpaid dues for greater than a year now. The services of academics had been terminated last year with out clearing their dues. Some academics approached the courts against the management and went on strikes.
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