A new group that has claimed to be the Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF) says it has power over the student movement, due to the involvement of student councils from several universities in Sri Lanka.
Addressing the media, Convenor of the new IUSF Sasindu Perera said that the era of students being manipulated to serve the interests of certain groups is over.
He further said that due to the IUSF being deemed as puppets of certain groups in the past, a decision had to be taken to form the IUSF again with the support of various student councils of several universities.
“In the past, the public had a view that the IUSF works in the interests of certain groups. So we needed to engage with other student councils and form the IUSF, which will now genuinely represent the students and their needs. We have created an independent IUSF that will solely work for the benefit of the university students and the public,” he said.
Sasindu Perera also alleged that the government was making decisions pertaining to educational reforms without consulting students and lecturers.
He expressed hope that the current government, unlike previous administrations, would include suggestions by students pertaining to education reforms.
Sasindu Perera warned that the student movement will resort to various actions if the government fails to consider its proposals. (Newswire)