The IITRAM parking dispute escalated in Ahmedabad on October 28 after NSUI workers locked the college’s main gate at Khokhra, alleging that hostel students are barred from parking their vehicles inside the campus while professors are given permission to do so.
According to a report by Gujarat Samachar – Ahmedabad, NSUI members reached the college early in the morning, attached an iron chain to the main gate and staged a protest over the parking arrangements. The organisation raised slogans in support of students and accused the college administration of following a double standard.
The dispute centres on vehicle access for students living in the IITRAM hostel. NSUI said hostel residents are not allowed to park their two-wheelers and four-wheelers within the college premises, forcing them to leave their vehicles outside the gate. The organisation alleged that teaching staff, in contrast, receive special permission to park inside the campus.
The report does not include a response from IITRAM or an independent confirmation of the college’s parking policy. The allegations about different permissions for students and professors were made by NSUI during its protest and remain attributed to the student organisation.
The latest action followed an earlier demonstration at the college. NSUI members had reportedly held a sit-in two days before the gate was locked and submitted a representation regarding the difficulties faced by students. The organisation said the issue remained unresolved after that intervention, prompting it to return with a larger protest.
NSUI also alleged that a college warden behaved arrogantly and acted in an overbearing manner during the confrontation, even in the presence of police. The supplied report does not provide the warden’s response or details of any police action connected with the protest.
The dispute highlights how parking rules inside educational campuses can become an access and administrative issue when different categories of users are perceived to receive different treatment. For hostel students, keeping vehicles outside the gate can also raise practical questions about security, convenience and the management of limited campus space, although the supplied report does not provide details of thefts, damage or specific parking capacity.
NSUI has given the college authorities 24 hours to resolve the parking issue. The organisation warned that it would intensify the agitation if no solution is reached and said it could lock the college every day until students’ concerns are addressed. The next formal response from IITRAM authorities will determine whether the protest ends with a parking arrangement or develops into a wider dispute over campus administration.
