The persistent student demonstration at Mewat Engineering College, situated in Palla within the Nuh district of Haryana, entered its 27th consecutive day without a breakthrough. Efforts initiated by a local social outfit, Mewat Vikas, to end the ongoing impasse by arranging a dialogue between the college administrator and agitating students on October 27 collapsed after the scheduled meeting failed to occur. The cancellation has intensified frustration across the student body, with demonstrators maintaining that their regular academic routines are being ruined while administrative authorities refrain from delivering a viable and concrete solution.
Academic Disruption as Semester Exams Approach
Protesting scholars expressed deep apprehension regarding their academic schedule, pointing out that prolonged protests have severely disrupted their curriculum. Student Rameem Khan explained that learners have attempted dialogue with the authorities since the beginning of the year, yet their representations have consistently gone unheard. According to him, an earlier administrative interaction had promised that another formal assembly would occur on the 27th to finalize outstanding decisions. While students proposed October 25 to expedite the matter, the administrative head took no proactive steps. Khan noted that students have spent over 26 days stationed at the protest site, facing impending semester examinations in December without adequate instructional preparation or revision.
Echoing these concerns, Dr. Khalid Hussain stated that no affirmative response or binding assurance has emerged from either the institutional leadership or the administrator to tackle the core student grievances. He pointed out that while discussions had been tentatively framed for October 27 and October 28, their logistical confirmation remained unfulfilled, ultimately preventing the talks from taking place. With the agitation nearing the completion of an entire month, the immediate fallout is being borne by learners whose coursework and test preparations have suffered drastic setbacks. He urged the Waqf Board administration and the Chief Executive Officer to personally intervene and initiate discussions over longstanding student demands.
Administrative Marches and Ineffective Interventions
The student resistance has spilled beyond the boundary walls of the campus, featuring multiple public demonstrations to highlight their concerns before administrative authorities. Student representative Sajida explained that students carried out foot marches toward the Deputy Commissioner office on multiple occasions to demand resolution, yet received nothing beyond routine verbal assurances. Discussions held during previous encounters yielded suggestions from the board administration that were deemed unacceptable by the student body, as they bypassed fundamental concerns. Even when high-level deliberations were anticipated across consecutive weekdays, students sat in waiting after putting aside their engineering coursework, only to see the sessions fall through without notice.
Allegations Over Financial Allocations and Infrastructure
The student collective also leveled direct criticism against Administrator Zakir Hussain, pointing to a contrast between public rhetoric and practical action. Protesters asserted that while educational enhancement is frequently championed during official Mewat Development Board proceedings, real urgency is conspicuously missing when resolving the crisis at the Palla institution operated under the Waqf Board. Despite repeated marches and demonstrations, institutional representatives have not offered a substantive resolution plan, leading students to question why their grievances remain unaddressed.
Furthermore, serious financial scrutiny was brought forward regarding college funds and capital allocations. The students highlighted that during the 31st meeting of the Development Committee, a proposal amounting to 13.50 crore rupees was cleared for the creation of a new college structure, despite existing campus facilities facing severe neglect and lack of upkeep. Demonstrators also questioned the status of 10.50 crore rupees granted by the Haryana government in 2017 for hostel construction, stating that the required utilization certificate has not been made available and that the administration continues to evade questions concerning the expenditure of those public funds.
