India, May 23 -- Members of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) staged a protest on Thursday during the groundbreaking ceremony of a proposed building on the ground at Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce (BMCC).

Akshay Jain, president of NSUI, media department, said, "Until yesterday, the institute's administration was firm that the ground wouldn't be used for construction purposes. However, after the protest began today, they issued a written statement claiming only 15 per cent of the area on the ground would be used."

He added that playgrounds in Pune are rapidly diminishing, and there is no need to erect buildings on the grounds of prestigious institutions like BMCC. "The society owns several other acres of land, which ca...