Campus Front of India

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Campus Front of India
Campus Front of India Flage.jpg
Official flag
Formation7 November 2009; 11 years ago (2009-11-07)
TypeIndependent Student Organisation
HeadquartersF-23, Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, 110025
National President
M. S. Sajid
Vice President
KH Abdul Hadi
General Secretary
Ashwan Sadiq P [1]
Websitecampusfrontofindia.org

The Campus Front of India is a Muslim student's organization based in India. It was launched in New Delhi on 7 November 2009. Campus front formed in Kerala on the year 2005 August 30. The organization is portrayed as encouraging student activism.[2][3][4][5] It claims to empower the campuses by leading students to take up social issues to "mark a new dawn in the history of students activism". The organization claims to struggle against imperialism and fascism.[6] They have been criticized for spreading religious fundamentalism in Campuses in recent years. the group rejects any such allegations .[7][citation needed]

The group has organized several campaigns and protests and rally's regarding mostly religious or social issues.

Agitations[]

FYUP Row[]

Campus Front held protests against the four year undergraduate programme (FYUP), proposed at the Delhi University. On 20 June 2013 it organized a signature campaign in over 100 colleges of 20 universities in many parts of India.[8][9]

Saujanya Murder case[]

Campus Front Dakshina Kannada unit demanded handing over the Soujanya rape and murder case to CBI in a protest held in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore.[10]

Against scarf restriction for AIPMT 2016[]

The organization held protests against the CBSE conducted AIPMT for including the scarf in its list of restricted items in Exam hall. The AIPMT had restricted head-coverings to discourage unfair practices during Exams in 2015.[11]

The restriction had created controversy in 2015 with two Muslim students having to approach the Kerala High Court for special permission to wear their hijab. A nun (who had not approached the HC) from the same state, was debarred from the exam by rule.

Mangalore One School Child Abuse Issue[]

Campus Front protested against the Mangalore One School Management for inaction after 4-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a cab driver.[12][13][14] Campus Front extended its support to Justice for Baby Nirbhaya Forum by the United Muslim Organization and participated in Silent Candle Light at Mangalore.[15][16][17]

Headscarf issue on Sullia College[]

Campus Front held a dharna at Sullia college because one of the teachers insisted five female students to remove their headscarf during a photo session at the college.[18] The protesters ended their dharna once the lecturer had apologized .[19]

Against the atrocities on Rohingya people[]

Campus Front of India on behalf of its Save Rohingya campaign organized a March to the Myanmar embassy protesting against the Myanmar government's atrocities against Rohingya people. Delhi Police prevented the protesters from entering the Myanmar embassy at Teen Murti Marg. Because of this the protest was instead held at Teen Murti Marg.[20]

Justice for Fathima Latheef[]

On November 9, 2019, Fathima Latheef, a 19-year-old first-year undergraduate student of Indian Institute of Technology Madras died by suicide in her hostel room in Chennai. This was allegedly due to humiliation and religious discrimination she was facing from her faculty members. Campus Front of India staged a protest demonstration outside IIT-Madras demanding that those responsible for her death should be punished. [21]

Campaigns[]

Green Campus / Healthy Campus Campaign[]

Campus Front activists with Saalumarada Thimmakka on World Environment Day, 2015

Campus Front of India’s Karnataka unit conducts the Green Campus campaign in June every year, through planting trees and cleaning school campuses in Karnataka. On 5 June 2015 (World Environment Day) the organization re-launched the campaign with a new name; Healthy Campus, hoping to widen its reach. Along with planting trees and cleanliness, it raised anti-drug and anti-tobacco awareness in schools. These activities helped the organization to gain a good name through social service, dimming allegations against it.[22][23]

Conference[]

Dignity Conference[]

Campus Front of India celebrated its 10th Anniversary on the theme Decade of Dignity. The conference was held on 6 November 2019 at the Talkatora stadium in New Delhi.[24] Kannan Gopinathan, an Ex IAS Officer, Shwetha Sanjeev Bhat, the wife of jailed Gujarat police officer, and Chinmaya Mahanand Ambedkarite addressed the gathering.[25]

Award[]

According to TwoCircles online news agency, Campus Front had announced an award named Ekalavya Award for Students with 'exceptional performance in Higher Secondary, poor backgrounds and hailing from marginalized communities'.[26]

Alleged Extremism[]

Sachin Gopal Murder Case[]

On 6 July 2012, N. Sachin Gopal, a student of Modern ITC, Kannur and the district leader Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, was allegedly stabbed by members of the Campus Front and Popular Front of India. Gopal later died of his injuries at KMC Hospital in Mangalore on 6 September 2012.[27] A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed to investigate the case.[28][29][30]

Abhimanyu Murder Case[]

Campus front is the alleged preparators and executors of murder of the Students' Federation of India activist Abhimanyu (Maharajas) in Maharaja's College at Ernakulam, Kerala on 2 July 2018. Four members of the Campus Front gang were arrested by police and numerous advocacies of the gang are under suspicion.[31][32]

See Also[]

References[]

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  4. ^ Special Correspondent (17 April 2011). "Campus Front warns of protest". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Playing games in protest". The Hindu. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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  10. ^ "Hand over Saujanya case to CBI". 25 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Muslim students fight against dress code - The Siasat Daily". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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  16. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  18. ^ "row over headscarf in Sullia college". THE HINDU. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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  20. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. ^ "Campus Front demands action against IIT-M faculty over death". THE HINDU. 13 December 2019.
  22. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  25. ^ "thousands-gather-at-dignity-conference-to-fight-communalism". clarionindia.
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  27. ^ "Stabbed Kannur ABVP Leader Succumbs to Injury". Daijiworld.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  28. ^ Special Correspondent (6 September 2012). "ABVP activist who was stabbed dies". Chennai, India: Thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  29. ^ "One more arrested in Sachin murder case - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  30. ^ "Breakthrough in Sachin murder probe". The New Indian Express. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  31. ^ "Abhimanyu murder: Campus Front worker in custody - Times of India".
  32. ^ "Abhimanyu murder: Radhika Vemula slams Campus Front - The News Minute".
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