FAISALABAD, June 6: The Ahmedi community has decided to move court against the expulsion of 23 students from the Punjab Medical College (PMC). These students were shown the door on Thursday on charges of preaching their faith and causing unrest on the campus.
The PMC administration, on the recommendation of the Academic Council, rusticated the students and asked them to immediately leave the academia besides vacating hostels.
Sources said the trouble started when allegedly four unidentified Ahmedi students removed posters about a religious gathering from the campus walls. Principal Dr Asghar Ali Randhawa and the other people concerned were informed about the incident.
A group of students boycotted their classes on Thursday and staged a protest demonstration.
The management immediately called a meeting of the academic council to arrest the situation. The council decided to expel the 23 accused students. Subse-quently, the administration also called a meeting of the disciplinary committee which also endorsed the decision of the academic council.
Dr Munir Ahmad, president of Ahmedia Doctors Association, Chenabnagar, said the community condemned the decision. He said the students were not given a chance to plead their case. He said the community would move the court for justice and reinstatement of all students. Meanwhile, the PMC on Thursday announced one-month summer vacation and got vacated all hostels on Friday. — Staff Correspondent
