[NDTV] SC asks Centre to tackle ragging

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NDTV Correspondent

Monday, November 6, 2006 (New Delhi):

The Supreme Court constitutes a committee to prevent ragging in educational institutions.

The committee to be headed by former CBI Director RK Raghavan will suggest ways to curb ragging menace in educational institutions.

The Bench has asked the Centre to constitute a committee on the lines of one, which recently came out with a slew of steps to curb violence and use of money power in the elections to university student unions.

The court has granted the Centre a period of three weeks to take action in this regard.

Other members of the committee will be decided by the Centre.

Meanwhile, Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has welcomed the Supreme Court's direction to curb ragging.

"The observation of the court is welcome and we would render all help for it. These incidents (of ragging) influence all and have drawn attention of everyone including the court," Singh said.

He also added that his ministry was ready to render all necessary help in this regard. (With PTI inputs)