Ragging on facebook - a vulgar story by media channels or a villain politics

In a social networking site, a person can send chat message to anyone only if he/she is a friend of the person. Now, if anyone uses abusive language on the site, can it be termed as ragging? I guess almost every person reading this article would have known about this fact. Our media system, having something called TRP tied a their neck to be pulled and demand for biased baseless news. Well, me being a common person have the right to express my feelings. By the way, I own the disclaimer to say that please don't file an FIR for this blog aticle or complain to Hon'ble Prime Minister of India.

Story-line :

A first year student of a prestigious engineering university, namely Bengal Engineering & Science University, Shibpur (BESUS), has reportedly filed an allegation of so-called "ragging" him on facebook by his seniors. Adding to this, the complaint was filed to a political party student federation at first.

POINT TO BE NOTED : The college authority were not reported by the fresher and family at first. Secondly, the seniors, against whom complained, were "added as friend" on facebook by the so-called "victim" himself.

About the "victim" :

The "victim" comes up from a very powerful family with immense political background. Well, I have included the word victim in double inverted commas cause our "clean and social welfare causing" media (obviously ironically) have projected him with that image.

Beginning :

The college begun on July 25th. Anti- ragging committee with its eagle vision even stopped senior junior interaction at any area.  I don't have anything to say on the fact that all the fresher's parents were so worried as to carry and drop their child like nursery going boy.

I must make everyone reading this aware of the fact that senior-junior relationship in BESUS is so well and kind that even an 70's passed alumni is called 'dada' (elder brother) by junior of 2010 batch. All are like a large well bonded family. REBECA is a live example of such family relationship, where seniors and juniors work together and make a great event come true.

The "victim", from the very beginning, was with attitude that comes in package with family holding big political background. This caused irritation to many of the seniors. Now, the seniors from his own school tried to interact with him. This interaction was among the people who knew each other from school time.

Even the school-time class mates of that boy said that he had an irritating behaviour and so his classmates never mixed up with him.

Then the twist was taken to social networking site facebook, where some people found that an intolerable instigating status update was given by that "victim". This issue was taken to various forums and groups and was taken as a discussion. The later status updates and comments posted by so called "victim" and his friends against BESUS seniors were enough humiliating and a politic power show off phenomena.

One of such deleted status (proof and witnessses available) is

seniors of besu..i m just giving u a chance....kal ami casual pore jabo..jeans n tee....dekhi sala toder kamon dm amake rag korbi..be ready wid ur gang....tomorrow i will rag u.."jhaand mein to suaar ate hain..sher akele ate hain"

Now as media says about "ragging" message

“We are your seniors in college. Either follow our rules or face the consequences. You will have to do whatever we ask you to do. Or we seniors, will all f*** you. Change your college or you will die,"

 

Me myself as a senior like any senior of BESUS will say that this above report by media is impossible. The reason is just that we are a part of family.

 

 

Role of politics, the villain :

Here I give a report by a newspaper. And highlight the part that I was just stunned to see while going through it.

Social networking has come of age, an ugly age in this case. What is considered as a medium of connecting people online has become a tool of intimidation. Read on. “We are your seniors in college. Either follow our rules or face the consequences. You will have to do whatever we ask you to do. Or we seniors, will all f*** you. Change your college or you will die,”— Gouranga Biswas (name changed), first year student of Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur (BESU), was shocked to find messages in his Facebook account.

Shyamal Das (name changed), too, received messages in his Orkut profile, where his senior gave him a strict guideline of wearing only full sleeve shirts, avoid wearing belts and answer “chicken” when a senior asked for his name.

Biswas and Das were not the only ones, almost all first-year students of the college, one of the most esteemed in the state, faced the trauma from social networking sites to college grounds.

The six dared approach Trinamool Chattra Parishad, which in turn, approached the education minister and the police. So much so that the higher education department has already issues a circular alerting the district magistrates and police superintendents in the state.

“We will not tolerate ragging in any form. I have already asked all district magistrates and police supers to take immediate legal action in any such case,” said Basu.
“This is a serious issue. I have seen proof of their Facebook conversation. Our campus is a ragging-free zone. We are taking stringent action against the culprits. We have identified the students responsible,” said Ajoy Kumar Roy, vice chancellor of BESU.

“Students and guardians were very scared and they first approached me last week. They gave us a written complaint. We did our own investigation and found out that even on social networking sites, first-year students are being threatened and ragged.

In one case, a student was threatened that he would be killed. These students were also ragged when they were inside the college. We got a number of reports of ragging, which even included bashing up,” said Shankudeb Panda, Trinamool Chhatra Parishad president.

Panda along with guardians and students then wrote to the Howrah police superintendent, apart from holding a meeting with the vice chancellor of the college. Trinamool Chattra Parishad also met the higher education minister.

First-year students were subject to ragging on campus and asked to perform tricks. Some were called up at 3 o’clock in the morning and had to perform tasks given by seniors.

“I was shocked to see the messages in my Facebook inbox. It went on for a few days. Even inside the college I was harassed. We were too scared but ultimately we went to Trinamool,” said a victim.

Trinamool Chattra Parishad has opened a special cell for ragging victims.
“We are calling all students to report any such case to us and we will take it up with the highest authority. Identities will not be disclosed.

We have already asked the higher education minister to take steps to ensure such incidents do not recur in colleges, both state-run and private. We have also demanded to see if anti-ragging mechanism is present in all colleges,” said Pandaa.

“In education institutions there are anti-ragging committees, where the DM and SP have a representative each. If there are complaints, its nature determines the case,” said Champak Bhattacharya, SP, North 24 Parganas.

There what we call as a small news spiced up with baseless facts. And its needless to mention the game played by the political party with such an immensive interest. The reason for such interest will be included for sure.

Few months ago, Trinamool Chatra Parishad wanted their political hand well established in BESUS. But, the college being apolitical since last two years, they were denied. And, here grows the anger, and came up with such a step against the university. The truth is here itself. And the readers can guess it well.

Some facts :

My school junior needed to take admission in Kanchrapara college in B.Sc. in Computer Science. He was unable to attend the 1st counselling. Then, the very next day when he reached a "help" desk at the tent of Trinamool Chatra Parishad, he was abused. But later that day he got a call from that party member, asking him for a bribe of rupees 8,000 for admission to that college. And, when complained, it was found true and the member was caught red handed.

Actions of "victims" family members :

His mother being a very political powerful, threatened the seniors too badly. Having a target to demolish the careers of the people having personal problem with her son, wanted a ministerial effect on this mere issue.

POINT TO BE NOTED : The "victim" himself didn't know that the allegation was given to political banner to the minister.

To laugh or to worry, don't know ! So I must keep quite and not say more about this.