AMUTA Appeals to President Patil to Restrain Azis from Selecting New VC

ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION, ALIGARH

S. Mustafa Zaidi Hony. Secretary

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December 9, 2011

Unanimous resolution passed by the Executive Committee of the Aligarh Muslim University Teachers’ Association (AMUTA) at its meeting held on Dec. 09, 2011 at 8:00 P.M

This meeting discussed the dismal and pathetic state of higher education in the country in general and at A.M.U., Aligarh in particular. The members viewed with serious concern the callous attitude of the Central Government that has allowed the continuation of the corruption tainted Prof. P.K. Abdul Azis as the Vice-Chancellor of AMU. Dr. Azis  has been indicted by two enquiries conducted by the Finance Inspection Wing of the Govt. of Kerala, on more than a dozen charges relating to financial misappropriation and administrative lapses during his tenure as Vice-Chancellor, Cochin University of Science and Technology. He is currently being investigated by the CBI on the orders of the Hon’ble President of India for similar misdemeanors committed by him at AMU. During this period he has also been indicted by the U.P. Office of the CAG and faced two Fact Finding Enquiry Committees, also set up by the President of India in her capacity as Visitor of AMU.

There are many examples of manipulation and of scarcely respecting the Statutes, Ordinances, Rules and Regulations and established norms of the AMU. It need to be emphasized that illegal centres outside the campus are destroying the basic structure of AMU, a residential University established by Muslims of India and a premier institution of the country.

There are questions over the composition of the Executive Council, including the membership granted to the Director of the illegal Mallapuram Centre and the non-election and thus absence of the six representatives of the University Court in a house of twenty-seven members.

All these lead to only one conclusion that the meeting of the Executive Council should not be held on Dec. 13, 2011 at New Delhi.

 We, therefore, request an immediate intervention by Her Excellency, the President of India and Visitor of the AMU, to restrain Prof. P.K. Abdul Azis from presiding over the meeting of the Executive Council, to be held on December 13, 2011 at New Delhi (not Aligarh) for forming the panel of names for the next Vice-Chancellor. It is extremely important that only persons of impeccable academic and administrative credentials occupy this prestigious position to end corruption and indifference.

We also appeal to the honourable members of the Executive Council to keep away from the meeting of Dec. 13, 2011 and ensure that no meeting is convened under the chairmanship of Prof. P.K. Abdul Azis.

(S. Mustafa Zaidi)