AMUTA resolution regarding outsiders at Proctor's Office

ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION, ALIGARH

S. Mustafa Zaidi Hony. Secretary

Teaching Staff Club, AMU, Aligarh, 202002 0571-3203520(O); 0571-2720011 (R); 09411802364 (M) Email: secretaryamuta@gmail.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AMUTeachers Blog: http://www.secretaryamuta.blogspot.com

June 20, 2011

Unanimous resolutions passed by the Executive Committee meeting of the AMU Teachers’ Association held on Sunday, 19^th June, 2011 at 12:00 Noon at the Staff Club.

This meeting of the Executive Committee of AMU Teachers’ Association expresses its strong resentment over the orchestrated statements of outsiders against teachers in the premises of the Proctor’s Office. Such use of the offices of the University (involving outsiders against teachers) has never happened in the past and marks a new low of administrative accountability in the University. It has been observed recently that outside elements that have no connection with the University are invited to the Proctor’s Office and permitted and encouraged to issue statements against AMUTA, a legitimate representative body of teachers. The inducements and motivation for such activities are allegedly promises of better prospects for future employment.. Such activities at the Proctor’s Office are reprehensible and dangerous for the health of the University and so deserve all round condemnation.

          We would like to remind everyone that the events of April 28/29, 2011 of firing etc. that led to the sine-die closure originated at the Proctor’s Office, it included the use of firearms in the presence of District Administration. Later incidents like alleging “…stockpiling of arms…”, searching of hostels for the same etc., also concerned the Proctor. Similarly the report made by AMUTA regarding movement of suspicious characters near the VC lodge, as well as the episode of some students’ altercation with outsiders who were handed over to the police involved the personnel of the Proctor’s Office.

2.  This meeting resolves that while nominating candidates to various courses where inter- branch/stream preference is indicated due care should be taken to reflect the candidate’s choice of the branch in general and, at the Class XI level in particular. The report of the Academic Council's committee in this regard may also be expedited.

(S. Mustafa Zaidi)