Mangaluru, Jul 22: A group of students of city based Milagres Degree College on Friday boycotted the classes and staged a protest to exert pressure on the administration to increase the duration of lunch break on Fridays to facilitate Muslim students to offer Juma prayers in mosques.
A few dozens of students came out of their classes at 11:30 a.m. and gathered in front of the college gate condemning the college management's move to reduce lunch break duration on Fridays this year.
One of the protesters told Coastaldigest.com that the previous year the students were entitled to a lunch break of eighty-five minutes from 12:35 p.m. to 2 p.m. This year it is reduced to 70 minutes from 12:45 p.m. to 1:55 p.m.
“Now Muslim students do not get time for lunch on Fridays after attending juma prayers in the mosque,” he said.
Some of the students also condemned the rigid rules of the college such as not allowing any student to entre the classes after 9 a.m.
“Sometimes some of the students reach college after 9 a.m. due to traffic jam and other reasons. If they were not allowed to entre class they lose their attendance and miss classes,” said another protester. A few other students also raised voice against increased donations.
Fr Valerian D'souza, the principal of the college, meanwhile said that the college administration has finalised the lunch break only after speaking to the parents of the Muslim students.
“We do not discriminate against students of any religion. For us all are equal,” he said adding that parents of the students did not object their lunch break timings.
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nice to see positive comments, otherwise people use hated comments
Dear Muslim students......you can not DICTATE others..... If possible try to talk to the management and adjust..... The difference of 10 minutes is not a big issue......Learn to sacrifice..... Still if u can not adjust, then better look out for some other college....
Atleast U can take some SNACKS ...
Dear Believers.
its only 10 minutes difference than previous timings, As a Muslim, Y cant YOU sacrifice the LUNCH for ALLAH's sake instead of making a Mess out of it for 10 MINUTES.. Atleast U can take some snakes with YOU if someone is facing hunger problem.
A kind request to all Muslim Students... Be Patience and think about the POOR who have meal once a day. Look below & Thank ALLAH for his blessings as our Prophet Muhammad pbuh taught us. Show to the World the teachings of Prophet Muhammad .... its not a big deal, If U skip the LUNCH one day.
Lets be positive and not create unrest for others for such things... Whatever their intention ... ALLAH knows it. So be patience and ask your colleague to be patience.
I do request the college for Lunch break till 2PM.
But I support college regarding 9AM rigid rules. Students should learn Punctuality from the standard 1.
Start 15 minutes earlier than normal time. Parents should explain their children regarding Time keeping.
Some of the students also condemned the rigid rules of the college such as not allowing any student to enter the classes after 9 a.m. – hahaha, I don't know what students actually expect! Learn some discipline guys. It will help you in future. Educational institution is not an animal shed. If you can't adhere to timings, just leave the college and go to a college, where you are allowed to enter the institution even after 9am... The problem is solved
Because students experience they found there is no sufficient time left have lunch after prayer that is the reason they r requesting to follow the same time as later....parent doesn't know these timing issues as they r not attending the college regularly.....whatever management say they agree without knowing actual problem facing by children /student.
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