Campus Front of India

Campus Front of India
Official Flag of Campus Front of India
Motto "Students for the social change"
Formation 2009
Type Student Organisation
Headquarters Abul Fazal Enclave 1, Jamia Negar, New Delhi-110025,India
National President
P Abdul Nazar
Vice President
Syed Anwar
Vice President
Anisujjaman
Website campusfrontofindia.org

The Campus Front of India is a student's organisation based in India. It was launched at New Delhi on November 7, 2009. The Campus Front of India is a neo-social student’s movement which aims to empower the campuses by developing a new generation of activists. [1][2][3][4]

Agitations

FYUP Row

Campus Front of India protested against four year undergraduate programme(FYUP), which was to be launched at Delhi University. On June 20,2013 it organized a signature campaign in more than 100 colleges of 20 universities across India.[5][6]

Mangalore One School Child Abuse Issue

Campus Front protested against the Mangalore One School Management for their irresponsible behavior after 4 year old girl was sexually assaulted by the cab driver.[7][8][9] Campus Front extended its support to Justice for Baby Nirbhaya Forum by United Muslim Organization and participated in massive Silent Candle Light at Mangalore.[10][11][12]

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 Myanmar government’s atrocities against Rohingya people. Delhi Police prevented the protesters from entering the Myanmar embassy at Teen Murti Marg, so the protest was held at Teen Murti Marg.[13]

Saujanya Murder case

Campus Front of India, Dakshina Kannada demanded handing over the Soujanya rape and murder case to CBI in a protest held in front of Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore.[14] Several student activists were held by the police when they attempted to gherao the office.[15] Later the case was handed over to the CBI.

Campaigns

Green Campus / Healthy Campus Campaign

Campus Front students with Saalumarada Thimmakka on World Environment Day, 2015(Launch date of Healthy Campus campaign)

During the month of June every year, Campus Front of India, Karnataka used to conduct Green Campus campaign by planting trees and cleaning the school campuses throughout the state. In 2015, it got launched on June 5th(World Environment Day) with a new name, Healthy Campus thus widening it's reach. Along with plantations and cleanliness, it raised anti-drug and anti-tobacco awareness in the schools.[16][17]

Allegation

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[18] A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed to investigate the case.[19][20][21]

See also

References

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  2. "Campus Front of India to be launched on Nov. 7". Siasat. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  3. Special Correspondent (2011-04-17). "Campus Front warns of protest". The Hindu. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  4. "Playing games in protest". The Hindu. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  5. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Campus-Front-of-India-takes-anti-FYUP-campaign-to-20-universities-across-India/articleshow/20680946.cms
  6. http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/6/21/104-Campus-Front-organizes-national-wide-Signature-Campaign-against-FYUP.html
  7. http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=310852
  8. http://www.udayavani.com/english/news/mangaluru/54010/cfi-demands-closure-mangalore-one-school-june-1
  9. http://coastaldigest.com/index.php/news/74460-cfi-protests-against-mangalore-one-school-demands-closure-by-june-1
  10. http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=305789
  11. http://www.coastaldigest.com/index.php/news/73841-mangaluru-holds-candle-light-vigil-seeking-justice-for-baby-nirbhaya
  12. http://www.newskarnataka.com/mangalore/thousands-march-protesting-against-rape-of-lkg-student
  13. http://radianceweekly.in/portal/issue/maggi-in-a-soup/article/students-protest-against-myanmar-atrocities-on-rohingya-muslims/
  14. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/365205/hand-over-saujanya-case-cbi.html
  15. http://coastaldigest.com/index.php/news/58617-activists-held-while-attempting-to-gherao-dc-office-over-soujanya-case
  16. http://www.newskannada.in/breaking-latest/kalladka-campus-front-health-program/
  17. http://www.newskannada.in/featured-story/stop-selling-tobacco-at-near-college-campus/
  18. "Stabbed Kannur ABVP Leader Succumbs to Injury". Daijiworld.com. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  19. Special Correspondent (2012-09-06). "ABVP activist who was stabbed dies". Chennai, India: Thehindu.com. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  20. "One more arrested in Sachin murder case - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  21. "Breakthrough in Sachin murder probe". The New Indian Express. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
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