Student unions affiliated to the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) and opposed to elections of the Free Students Union scheduled for March 1, have set fire to the office of assistant chief of Thakur Ram Multiple College in Birgunj on Thursday. The agitating student unions said they are opposed to the mixed electoral system proposed by the Tribhuvan University and want the election to be held on the basis of proportionality. While the college administration staffers were registering the names of the student unions participating in the elections, pro-UDMF students barged in and set fire to the office of the assistant chief of the college. The fire has damaged the furniture, carpet and windows in the office. The agitating student groups said they resorted to arson attack as the college moved ahead with election preparations despite their disapproval. College chief Roshan Lamichhane said as the college administration on Thursday morning had started registering the student unions for the elections, the protesting students came to the college demanding their unions also be registered and set fire disrupting the process. Police have detained three student leaders affiliated to the UDMF for their involvement in the arson attack. Nikhil Barnawal of Sanghiya Vidyarthi Forum, Madhusudan Chaurasiya of Samajbadi Vidyarthi Sangh and Krishna Das of Sadbhawana Vidyarthi Manch are those detained. After setting fire to the office of the college assistant chief, the protestors were about to set fire to another building when police intervened and brought the situation under control, according to college officials. वीरगन्जको ठाकुरराम बहुमुखी क्याम्पसमा बिहीबार मधेसी मोर्चामा आवद्ध मधेसी दलका विद्यार्थी संगठनले आगजनी गरेका छन्। स्ववियु चुनावको निर्वाचन प्रकृया रोक्न माग गर्दै मधेसी दल निकटका विभिन्न विद्यार्थी संगठनले सहायक क्याम्पस प्रमुखको कार्यकक्षमा बिहीबार दिउँसो आगजनी गरेका हुन्। आगजनीबाट सहायक क्याम्पस प्रमुखको कार्यकक्षमा रहेका तीन सोफा, कुर्सी, टेबुल, सूचनापार्टी, ढोका र झ्यालहरु जलेर नष्ट भएका छन्। सहायक क्याम्पस प्रमुखको कार्यकक्षमा आगजनी गरेपछि मधेसी दल निकटका विद्यार्थीले क्याम्पसको शिक्षा संकायको भवनमा पनि आगजनी गर्ने प्रयास गरेपनि तत्कालै प्रहरी पुगेका कारण त्यहा उनीहरुले आगो लगाउन पाएनन् । आगजनीमा संलग्न रहेको आरोपमा प्रहरीले तीन विद्यार्थी नेताहरुलाई पक्राउ गरेको छ। प्रहरीले संघीय विद्यार्थी फोरम नेपालका केन्द्रीय सदस्य निखिल वर्णवाल, समाजवादी विद्यार्थी संघका मधुसुदन चौरसीया र सदभावना विद्यार्थी मञ्चका कृष्ण दासलाई पक्राउ गरेको हो।