By TCN News,
Aligarh: Amidst efforts by antagonists of special centres of Aligarh Muslim University to drag the issue in law courts seeking stay on the move, some Muslim Members of Parliament today indicated to take the issue to the House while announcing their full support for the upcoming centres.
Convened within 24 hours of the Allahabad High Court ruling putting a stay on the setting up of the off-campus centres of AMU, the Aligarh Muslim University Court, the supreme governing body of the university, has extended a massive support to the initiative of AMU Vice Chancellor Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis by approving the amendments forwarded by the Executive Council by 106 in favour and 4 against, thus clearing the deck for the establishment of new centres of AMU outside Aligarh.
The AMU Court almost unanimously approved the recommendations of the Executive Council for the amendment of Statutes to establish the Murshidabad and Malappuram Centres of Aligarh Muslim University.
At the special meeting, presided over by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis, Mr. Moinul Hasan, Mr. Rashid Alvi, Mr. M. I. Shanawas, Dr. Shafiqur Rahman Burq and Maulana Asrarul Haque Qasmi, all MPs who attended the meeting, fully supported the measures taken by AMU in the direction of promoting education of minorities through the establishment of Centres across the nation. Mr. Shanawas assured the Court that if needed he will raise the issue in the Parliament and get the necessary amendments made for establishing AMU Centres.
Appreciating the University’s decision to establish these centres, Lok Sabha Member from Kishanganj, Maulana Asrarul Haq Qasmi said that these Centres would become full-fledged Universities in future and they will bring positive impact on the lives of the people of concerned areas. He urged the members of the Court to extend their full cooperation to help materialize the dreams of Indian minorities by creating educational infrastructure.
Dr. Shafiqur Rahman Burq, Lok Sabha Member from Sambhal, observed that the question of legal infirmity on account of geographical restrictions is unfounded due to the fact that the President of India as a Visitor of the University accorded approval only after due legal wetting.
Mr. Ilyas Sait, Chairman, AP State Waqf Board, Maulana M. Wali Rahmani, Munger, Bihar, Mr. Moosa Raza, former Secretary, Govt. of India, Prof. R. P. Singh, former Vice Chancellor of Lucknow University and Mr. Nasim Ahmad, former Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University were other prominent members present in the meeting.
Noted educationist Mr. A. R. Sherwani, Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad, Advocate, Supreme Court, Mr. Wseem Ahmad, former MP, Hafiz Rashid Ahmad Chaudhary, Sr. Advocate of Assam, Mr. Ameer Ahmad, Chairman, Agnice Fire Protection Ltd., Chennai, Dr. Shahd Jameel, noted scientist, Dr. Fakhruddin Mohd. of Mesco Diagnostic Centre, Hyderabad, Mr. Basheer Thangal, President, Kerala Muslim Educational Association, Kerala and Mr. P. A. Inamdar, President, Maharashra Cosmopolitan Educational Society, Pune (MS) also attended the meeting.