Previously, a fan had fallen on a student in Lakshmibai College, causing injury to her. The Principal had informed that the student had suffered minor injury and was doing okay. However, her parents have something else to say. Read ahead to find out more.
On 22 April, 2022, a fan fell from the ceiling of Laxmibai College, University of Delhi (DU), causing injury to the student sitting beneath it. Gunika Garg, a second year Bachelor of Commerce (B.COM-P) student, was attending her lecture of business law when the ceiling fan fell on her. Due to this, her eyelid was deeply cut which caused her to get eight stitches on her eye. Further, because of the accident, there is a clot behind her retina resulting in a blurred vision, as claimed by the student’s parents. Her treatment is still under way. However, her parents informed DU Beat that it is almost two months and the Principal of the college is delaying the matter.
According to her parents, on 23 April 2022, an article was published in Navbharat Times in which Dr. Vatsala, Principal of the college, gave false information regarding the fact that she had talked to the student’s parents and that the student was doing okay. Also, the Principal informed that the student got a small injury on her forehead which is totally false according to her parents.
Previously, the principal of the college, Dr. Pratyush Vatsala, informed that the student faced minor injuries and nothing serious or major. This accident caused the student a minor injury on her head. According to her, as soon as this accident took place, the student was given immediate first aid and her parents were immediately called to the college. Soon after, parents, along with some college officials took the student to hospital and as informed by the principal, she was doing fine.
Additionally, the Principal has asserted that the student had submitted her request for financial assistance on 24 May 2022, and the college is processing the matter. She further claimed to have visited the student personally at her residence on 29 April 2022, and had also requested her to consult eye specialists in AIIMS and Dr. RML Hospital. The student, Gunika, also asserted that the Principal had visited after her parents went to the college. According to Gunika, Dr. Vatsala gave them contacts of homeopathic doctors only but as parents, they wanted the best for their ward so they took Gunika to Apollo Hospital for the stitches and for Retina, they took her to Sant Parmanand. Moreover, when the parents visited the college, the Principal assured them to give them their claim and help the student in her studies. However, as Gunika stated, nothing is happening.
Right now, she (Principal) is not giving any response. Then, how can I imagine that she will help me with my academic loss?”
-Gunika Garg
On 26 April 2022, Dr. Vatsala informed the parents that once the student recovers, the college will agree with all the conditions and will pay the expenditure too, as informed by the parents. However, they claim that the Principal is not responding to them now. They asserted that they have given her the application with attached bills on 25 May 2022, along with the student’s account number on 26 May 2022. Furthermore, the student’s parents informed us that there is an unavailability of water in the college, especially during this beatless heat.
See this how she is managing a college. Due to her irresponsible behavior, our ward is getting academic loss and might have lost her eye too.”
-Parents of Gunika Garg
To add onto this, as the student claims, after the Principal visited her place, Dr. Vatsala said that if the child is poor or is unable to financially manage then the college will try its best to support them, else the college has decided to give the student Rs.10,000.
Are we beggars or did she (Principal) come to our house to see our financial condition?”
-Gunika Garg
Further, the parents have asserted that Dr. Vatsala has confessed to them that the government has not released the funds for maintenance of the college. The parents urge the college to take the matter seriously and also request to properly maintain the college. The parents appeal to the college to make the payment as soon as possible otherwise they will be compelled to take other actions.
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