Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 24: Making mockery of the system and sincere efforts put in by the District Administration Rajouri to resolve the crisis of students’ agitation, the Registrar of the Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BSGBU) Rajouri has allegedly refused the compliance of the order of the Vice Chancellor, inviting fresh trouble on the campus as student have again resumed strike.
Reports from Rajouri said that students of the BGSB University as per agreement reached on Saturday during meeting with SSP Rajouri Dr Haseeb Mughal and other representatives, resumed their studies and routine work in the University in the morning today. The students came to know that despite order issued by the VC on Saturday about his removal, the Registrar Rashid Choudhary, was sitting in his office. The students after observing that nothing has changed and they have been befooled by the University authorities, they came out of their classes at around 2 pm and started protest demonstration. The students sat outside the office of VC and started shouting slogans. The protest was going on when the last reports came in.
Sources in the University said that Dy Registar has issued the orders of the transfer of the Registrar and he is not competent to do remove a Registrar. Therefore, the Registrar has not honoured this order. It was up to the VC to issue proper order for resolving the issue. But it seemed that University authorities are also playing hide and seek with the students and least bothered about the career of the agitating students. On being contacted repeatedly on phone, the Vice Chancellor Irshad Ahmed Hamal did not respond and told that he was busy.
Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar, however, when contacted told the Excelsior that he was aware of this new development. Mr Naeem said he was told by the VC on Saturday that matter stand resolved and the agitation has been called off. It is unfortunate. The things are not going on well in this University and the recent development pertaining to scholarship scam has tarnished its image. There is need to take some necessary measures with the removal of some persons including the VC who has almost completed his tenure.
Meanwhile, SSP Rajouri, Dr Haseeb Mughal told the Excelsior that as per agreement with the students during marathon meeting on Saturday evening, he has removed the head of Special Investigation Team (SIT). Additional SP Rajouri, Tejinder Singh has been appointed as new head of the SIT investigating infamous scholarship scam. He also indicated that some people including a few from the Varsity, tried to scuttle the investigations and influence the SIT members. He said that SIT will try to finish its task as shortly as possible.
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