Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad staged a massive demonstration on Tuesday at Jantar Mantar,Delhi against the incompetency of Odisha police officials and the Fakir Mohan college administration in handling the self immolation incident carried out in Balasore.Soumyasree Bishi an active karyakartha of ABVP self immolated in July due to the mental and sexual harrasment by her Professor .In addition ABVP during the protest the detention of Soumyasree’s fellow mates who were attempted to save her from the tragic self immolation in order to protect the real culprits.
During the demonstration ABVP criticised the inefficiency of police officials and also raised serious concern over their transparency and accountability in dealing with the investigation of such a highly sensitive case.Furthermore ABVP expressed displeasure and its dissent over the conspiracies hatched by the police officials to safeguard the real culprits and to cover up their laxity by detaining the innocent fellow students by charging false accusations even without clear evidence.
It is noteworthy that the department head, who sexually harassed the student, and the office-bearers of Congress and BJD’s student organizations attempted to character-assassinate her on social media.
Despite persistent appeals to the government and administration for justice, no action was taken, leading Soumyashree to take the extreme step of self-immolation due to severe mental harassment. This incident is not just a personal tragedy but a horrendous example of institutional insensitivity, political protectionism and patronage. ABVP Delhi State Secretary Sarthak Sharma stated, , “The self-immolation by Soumyasree is not an accidental event but a final expression of rebellion against a well-planned character assassination, institutional inaction, and political protection and patronage.If Soumyashree’s pain had been acknowledged ,this situation would not have arisen today. We demand that the Odisha Police immediately arrest the culprits, take strict action against the insensitive political leaders involved in character assassination, and ensure a judicial probe into the entire matter.