Chaos at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University as political activists bring snake to meet VC

CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Chaos reigned supreme at the main building of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (BAMU) on Wednesday evening when political activists brought a snake inside a bag after the Vice Chancellor refused to meet them.
The activists, belonging to the Prahar Janshakti Party led by Achalpur MLA Bachchu Kadu, had earlier sought time with the VC, Vijay Phulari, to discuss the demands of agitating daily wage labourers of the university.
As Phulari refused to spare time, the activists threatened to release "deadly snakes" into his chamber and left the campus.
The threat prompted the university administration to beef up the security arrangements and also seek help from the local police. The administration also called snake rescuers to deal with venomous reptiles.
Translating their words into action, Prahar activists returned to the campus during the evening with a bag carrying a snake.
To avoid further drama, the VC somehow changed his mind upon the insistence of the police and met with the delegation of Prahar Janshakti Party activists.
The party's district president, Sudhakar Shinde, said Bachchu Kadu himself talked to the VC over the phone. "The university administration has assured us that the demands of daily wage labourers will be taken up with the state govt. A letter to this effect will be written to the CM Eknath Shinde on August 16," he said.
The political activists then left the campus with the bag carrying a snake. It was unclear whether the snake was venomous or not, but activists kept claiming the creature to be deadly.
Phulari could not be reached for his comments.
Notably, hunting or possessing snakes is an offence under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. The legislation protects these reptiles as wild animals under different schedules.