[Assam] Moral-Fashion police

[Ram Sarangapani]

"Students have also been prohibited from gossiping and loitering in the
college campus and from talking over cell phones. "

Wow! - no more adda-mara?

--Ram
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*New Cottonian Dress Code*
The Cotton College Students' Union has reportedly issued a strict ''Code of
Conduct'' to instil discipline and decency among the students of the
college. The code of conduct has made 75 per cent attendance in classes
mandatory, as also formal trousers with shirts or T-shirts for boys and
salwar-kameez with a dupatta or sari or mekhela-chador for girls.
There is no gainsaying the fact the dress code is meant for enforcing strict
discipline and decency among the students. Students have also been
prohibited from gossiping and loitering in the college campus and from
talking over cell phones. This apart, they have to primarily display their
identity cards by wearing them around their neck. The general secretary of
the college union said that the queries on the part of the students about
the new code of conduct was natural. He said that the college authorities
and the union were trying their best to address students' queries and clear
their doubts. He appealed to all students to adhere to the new code of
conduct to maintain order and decency within the college campus only. He
also appealed to the senior students to maintain order in the college campus
and set an example to their juniors. No incident of ragging would be allowed
within the college campus or in college hostels on the first day.
The intention of the union when it comes to the new dress code in the
premier college, is perfectly in order. But the question is: Will it not
prompt someone to challenge the dress code on the grounds of human rights?
Who knows!
*Jibon Saikia,
Chenikuthi, Guwahati-3.*
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