To demand resignation of VC, AMU students sit on dharna in Delhi
Submitted by admin7 on 3 November 2009 - 9:20pm
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: While Aligarh Muslim University has been closed for an indefinite period following protest and hunger strike by students over the murder of a student of the university on 25th of last month, the protesting students have now made New Delhi their battleground demanding resignation of the Vice Chancellor.
The dharna being organized by recently formed AMU Students Struggle Committee began yesterday at Jantar Mantar on Parliament Street in New Delhi and will continue for indefinite period. They have put four demands -- resignation of the VC and termination of the “corrupt” AMU administration top the list. They are seeking an appointment with Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibbal to press for their demands.
Other demands of the protesting students are immediate restoration of academic activities in AMU, immediate declaration of AMU Students Union, and no disciplinary action against the protesting students.
A section of the AMU students have been holding protest since October 25 when AMU student Shahnawaz Alam was murdered outside the university campus by unidentified persons. When the AMU authorities failed to persuade the agitators who were sitting on hunger strike inside the campus, the AMU VC Prof P K Abdul Azis took the decision to close the university for an indefinite period.
When TCN asked the protestors numbering hardly three dozens sitting at dharna at Jantar Mantar why they -- a handful of students – forced the AMU administration to close the university and thus put the future of thousands of students in jeopardy, Irfan Khan, Secretary of AMU Students Struggle Committee said they did not force the university administration to close it sine die.
“We did not force AMU administration to close AMU sine die. We have been very peaceful. We have been only demanding the resignation of the VC and restoration of AMU Students Union because it is the only platform which can provide strength to students. We are students of mass communication. We have been so keen in our study and we can’t think of disturbing the academic atmosphere of the university. Classes were going on peacefully but all of a sudden on October 29 the VC announced closure of the university sine die,” said Irfan Khan who is doing Ph.D. in mass communication at AMU.
At regular intervals, the protestors were making slogans such as AMU VCc ko jana hoga (AMU VC must go), AMU parshashan murdabad (Down with AMU administration), Kapil Sibbal VC ko barkhast karo (Kapil Sibbal must sack the VC), students union bahal karo (Restore students union).
When Khan asked why they were demanding the resignation of the VC when the murder has taken place outside the AMU campus, he said: “This is not the issue, whether the murder has taken place inside the campus or outside the campus because the VC and his team are solely responsible for the security and safety of students. There are 30 thousand students studying at AMU, so he is responsible for the murder of the student.” There have been four murders in the last two years. First three murders have taken place inside the campus, Khan added to strengthen his point.
It is said that under the regime of the present VC Prof Azis, the academic atmosphere in AMU has improved. But Khan is not ready to accept it.
“How can a corrupt VC claim so. He is so corrupt that HRD Ministry has already initiated an enquiry in this regard. He has been put under the charges of corruption. He is alleged to have paid his income tax through AMU fund.”
When the enquiry into alleged corruption is on why are you demanding the VC’s resignation?
Khan said that besides corruption another reason for the demand of the VC’s resignation is that he has not restored the students union and thus suppressed the right to freedom of speech.
“The VC over the last 27 months has been violating the constitution of India by violating the fundamental right of freedom of speech.”
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DR. Azis must quit honourably.
Dr. Azis must quit honourably from the VC post of AMU. He is creating chaos by sticking on to the VC post. May be he cannot quit since his dealings there are not correct and need to stick on there to cover them up. Otherwise he would have already left Aligargh to The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ph.D. Admissions fraud in amu
dear friends
this year amu is facing a plenty of corruption in every field this year amu conducted the entrance examination for admission in Ph.D. programme but some departments are not taking the admission on the basis of the merit and candidate's performance in the entrance examination. most of the departments took the admission on the basis of the merit.
These politicians dont represent the Students of AMU
Those in the video have their own vested interests behind all this. They don't represent us (the student community of AMU). The way in which they have used the death of a fellow student for their own good is very unfortunate & in itself a proof of their wrong intentions & abominable state of mind.
Do you think do you
Do you think do you represent AMU student
@ amu
I THINK MANY OF THE STUDENTS PROTESTING ARE ENROLLED IN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMME, BECAUSE THEY ARE OF VERY OLD AGE. N THESE TYPE OF GUYS HAVE LOT OF FREE TIME. THEY JUST WANT TO USE THESE EVENTS TO PURSUE THEIR GOAL OF BECOMINHG POLITICIANS. THEY ARE USING AMU N ITS THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AS A TOOL FOR THEIR AIM.THEY ARE JUST RUINING THE FUTURE OF GOOD MERITORIOUS STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING PROFESSIONAL COURSES.
I FIND NO REASON WHY PROTESTS SHOULD BE HELD INSIDE THE UNIVERSITY FOR A MURDER WHICH WAS DONE OUTSIDE IT. IF THEY ARE SO MUCH INTERESTED FOR THE JUSTICE OF DECEASED THEN THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT THE KILLER DOES NOT GET THE BAIL. THEY SHOULD PUT PRESSURE ON THE CONCERNED AUTHORITIES FOR SPEEDY TRIAL.
BUT THEY WILL NOT DO THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THEIR OWN GOALS N INNOCENT STUDENTS GET TRAPPED IN IT.
These students are just acting as tool of people who have an axe
These students are just acting as a tool of their unscrupulous masters who have an axe to grind against AMU's present VC. They want to place candidates of their choice to fill vacancies for faculty positions irrespective of merit, bring out admission lists of hundreds of students irrespective of resources and above all merit, encroach upon AMU's land with out any fear of retribution.This was the pitiable scenario at AMU in the terms of some former VCs. Any course of action from a pro-active VC which disrupts their illegitimate activities is bound to generate angst and frustration among them and lead to recruitment of such stupid students who are then used as fronts.
I can only pray that may God guide such misguided people and may AMU return to normalcy ASAP.
The students don't appear to
The students don't appear to be very "Academic" to me. I would be very interested to know their report cards of the last 5 years.
If what the students say is
If what the students say is true then they have all the right to protest and a high level enquiry should be launched in to the conduct of VC.
if what the students say is
if what the students say is true then they have all the right to hold protest,and vice chancellor should be held responsible and thereby resign and full enquiry should be commenced.
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