Students' mag: Left seeks CM's intervention; wants ban to go

In the backdrop of protests over a ban on Pondicherry University students' magazine for having 'objectionable' contents against the Centre, Left parties and VCK today met Chief Minister V Narayanasamy and sought his intervention to ensure smooth functioning of the varsity.
A delegation of local leaders of the CPI, CPI(M), VCK and CPI(ML) met Narayanasamy and also sought the ban, imposed by the university authorities on the magazine, be lifted.
The leaders brought to the CM's notice "disturbances unleashed recently by the volunteers of BJP" in the university over the magazine issue, a CPI release said.
Alleging that BJP was airing "wrong and untrue propaganda that the magazine had objectionable contents" and students were attacked, the delegation said when a complaint was sought to be lodged by the students police 'only dragged their feet'.

The police acted in a partisan manner, they alleged and maintained there was no controversial content in the magazine.
Police should ensure that peace was not disturbed and take action against those who "attacked" the students, it said.
The Chief Minister assured the delegation that he would hold a meeting with the Director General of Police tomorrow on their representation, it added.
The magazine brought out by the Students Council of the Pondicherry University recently has been banned amid protests by ABVP and BJP that it was "critical" of central government.