Rohtak, August 1
The way in which the minutes of the controversial meeting of the Executive Council (EC) of Maharshi Dayanand University held on July 21 were recorded has generated resentment among the teaching fraternity on the campus.
It was reportedly mentioned in the minutes circulated among the members of the EC that Dr Vazir Nehra, a former president of the Maharshi Dayanand University Teachers’ Association (MDUTA) and vice-president of the All India Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organisations (AIFUCTO), had made derogatory remarks and levelled baseless charges against the senior officials of the university at the meeting.
It may be mentioned here that Dr Yajanveer Dahiya, a professor in the Sanskrit Department, had lost the EC membership and faced suspension when he dared to raise his voice against certain irregularities, including allocation of university land to certain government departments, during an EC meeting.
The present move has troubled the teaching community, which described it as a gross violation of the democratic rights of an EC member. Several leaders accompanied by a large number of teachers are contemplating to complain against this “arbitrary” style of functioning of the university authorities to the Governor-cum-Chancellor.
Meanwhile, Dr A. K. Rajan, Registrar of the university, said the way Dr Nehra spoke and levelled allegations against the university authorities without any documentary proof was undesirable. He said some members of the EC objected to it and it was recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
