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The Volvo bus had crashed in a truck and toppled.
This tragedy could have been averted if the examination department and the COE would have postponed the Continuous Assesment of Junior Batches in light of the impending holi holiday and ZELUS.
They refused to budge, which resulted in the junior batches having to rush back to college to write their test after the fest forcing them to get on that night bus in the first place.
The university is also suppressing the matter by asking batch group admins to delete messages about this tragedy and have also refused to send a mail for the memorial which is taking place today.
I understand that in grief, you are trying to find someone to blame. But no one is at fault here. This is a tragedy, plain and simple. It is not a result of mismanagement or your standard run-of-the-mill admin stubbornness.
There are a million decisions that led to this unfortunate event, and it is very easy to fall prey to this sort of thought. I implore you to remain focused on what's ahead and not what is done.
Regarding the memorial, an email was sent communicating that there was going to be a condolence address today, and the auditorium was packed with not just students but staff and faculty as well. Everyone knew the victims to some extent, and we have all been affected by it. Please do not let misdirected anger divide us in these trying times.
Secondly, while the exam may have been a factor for students to take the bus, its not uncommon for students to travel through private buses to attend fests. This has happened a lot of times before.
Third, the admin did take put official statement by registrar to the students. Sent a lot of counselling and support mail, infact additional counsellors were called upon the same day to support students mentally.
Fourthly, the memorial/condolescence meeting did take place today and an email came out for that too
There is frankly nobody’s fault except for maybe the drivers of the bus and the
This was just the admin trying to save its face, once the news leaked amongst the local media (which is very hostile to the NLUJ admin) and on LI only then MM and the admin decided to send a mail which we got roughly at 9:34 AM.
The insensitive way the admin handled the situation was appalling, and this has happened earlier as well, the way they had handled the alleged murder of Vikrant Nagaich, may he rest in peace.
But alas, our messages on this platform won't do much other than aggravate the pain. Let's bury the hatchet.
May their Souls Rest in Peace.
The teachers have been giving support each and everyone. This has been the most support they can possibly give and the entire admin has gone out of its way to help the injured students and others. Stop spewing hate unnecessarily!
For the longest time I've seen a lot of their management and policies to be downright apathetic and cold. But this is the first time I've seen them also struggle to cope with this. Seeing professors and lecturers break down in front of you makes you realise, that this is probably their first time dealing with this as well
This is not an easy situation for anyone at all, and I would pray that no one would ever find themselves in this situation.
But what a lot of these calls for actions against the university fail to forget is that they are also dealing with a massive loss on their own, a lot of professors are also grieving and are heartbroken. Navigating through something like this is truly heart wrenching.
I wouldn't say the way they handled this is perfect, but to deny them any empathy at this moment is cruel. They are also navigating unknown paths while simultaneously dealing with tremendous grief. All we can possibly ask for is a little bit of kindness during these trying times.