Central University row
Controversy mars academic session of CU Jammu
Yash Khajuria 01/08/2011
JAMMU, Aug 1: Where the Central University in Kashmir is conducting its second session in a row; its counterpart in Jammu is looking totally distracted, with a controversy on the start point as well as the appointment of Vice Chancellor itself.
Central University in the state has remained controversial from day one. First Jammu opposed the grant of central university to Kashmir valley, forcing union government to amend its laws to allow two central universities in one state.
After getting a central university, a lobby in Jammu demanded a Dogra vice chancellor soon after the news about appointment of Prof Amitabh Mattoo surfaced.
Mattoo, has served as the vice chancellor of Jammu University.
A strong lobby in Jammu has opposed to Mattoo’s appointment. They accused Mattoo of bungling in fund allocations, appointments, promotions during his stint as the VC of Jammu University.
The organizations opposing his candidature include Jammu Joint Students Federation (JJSF), People’s Revolutionary Movement (PRM), Joint Action Committee of Students and Scholars (JACSS), Jammu Central University Morcha (JCUM) and Shri Ram Sena (SRS).
They allege that all the universities of Kashmir have local VC’s and all the universities in Jammu have outsider as head except Baba Ghulam Shah University.
Dr. Jetinder Singh Rana, spokesperson Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) said that the BJP has always taken a stand against regional discrimination and the party is concerned over the intentional delay in the starting of first session of Central University when the similar University in Kashmir is about to start its 3rd session.
When asked regarding the appointment of VC for CUJ he said that only a person who is well qualified, deserving and appropriate for the post should be appointed there. But it doesn’t means that we don’t want a VC from Jammu, there are so many qualified people here, why can’t they be selected.
While president National Panthers Students Union, Partap Singh Jamwal said that the delay in the central university is being done intentionally by the state government as it being done previously on various issues, but the worst thing is that our representative from Jammu province here in the assembly are not doing their job substantially . “As far as the concerns over the demand of local VC students just need a VC to run the university, let it be from any part of the state, be he a Hindu or Muslim, but he has to be there which must is” he added.
Everyday protest by these political parties and Student Organisations attaining zilch due to the lack of coordination and by having different issues somebody just want central university functional and some demands local VC for the University, but the fact is clear that the students who have the actual concern over the matter have had lost one more session during this period.
Central University in the state has remained controversial from day one. First Jammu opposed the grant of central university to Kashmir valley, forcing union government to amend its laws to allow two central universities in one state.
After getting a central university, a lobby in Jammu demanded a Dogra vice chancellor soon after the news about appointment of Prof Amitabh Mattoo surfaced.
Mattoo, has served as the vice chancellor of Jammu University.
A strong lobby in Jammu has opposed to Mattoo’s appointment. They accused Mattoo of bungling in fund allocations, appointments, promotions during his stint as the VC of Jammu University.
The organizations opposing his candidature include Jammu Joint Students Federation (JJSF), People’s Revolutionary Movement (PRM), Joint Action Committee of Students and Scholars (JACSS), Jammu Central University Morcha (JCUM) and Shri Ram Sena (SRS).
They allege that all the universities of Kashmir have local VC’s and all the universities in Jammu have outsider as head except Baba Ghulam Shah University.
Dr. Jetinder Singh Rana, spokesperson Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) said that the BJP has always taken a stand against regional discrimination and the party is concerned over the intentional delay in the starting of first session of Central University when the similar University in Kashmir is about to start its 3rd session.
When asked regarding the appointment of VC for CUJ he said that only a person who is well qualified, deserving and appropriate for the post should be appointed there. But it doesn’t means that we don’t want a VC from Jammu, there are so many qualified people here, why can’t they be selected.
While president National Panthers Students Union, Partap Singh Jamwal said that the delay in the central university is being done intentionally by the state government as it being done previously on various issues, but the worst thing is that our representative from Jammu province here in the assembly are not doing their job substantially . “As far as the concerns over the demand of local VC students just need a VC to run the university, let it be from any part of the state, be he a Hindu or Muslim, but he has to be there which must is” he added.
Everyday protest by these political parties and Student Organisations attaining zilch due to the lack of coordination and by having different issues somebody just want central university functional and some demands local VC for the University, but the fact is clear that the students who have the actual concern over the matter have had lost one more session during this period.
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