Dress code compulsory for colleges

Kurseong, Nov. 17: The student wing of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has made traditional attires compulsory for college-goers three days a week and warned them of taking “action” if the order is violated.

Earlier, the Morcha had asked the students to attend classes in traditional attires on Monday, Wednesday and Friday even after the dress code movement ended on November 7.

“Till date, the dress code announced by the Morcha was not compulsory. We had left it to the students. However some are wearing it and some are not. From now on, it will be made compulsory for college students on three days. If a student is seen without the traditional dress, the branch committees will take necessary action,” Kismat Chettri, the Vidyarthi Morcha president, told a rally here today. He, however, has not clarified what the “necessary action” would be. Around 3,000 schoolchildren attended the rally. The college students were less in number. “Participation of college-goers should be more than what we have seen here today,” said a leader.