PaRCha - JNU - AISA - 2011 ID-6247
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mn Say a Decisive NO To 2nd Term For Present VC and Change of JNU ACIIOnwards to Student's Referendum of 20 April..... .
17.4.10.
On the 2011 of April, the students of JNU will participate in the first-ever referendum of its kind to express their opinion against the JNU.
administration's proposal to give thepresent VCa second term of 5more years by changing the JNUAct. Whether in JNU or elsewhere, ViceChancellors have always been foisted onuniversities, mostly based on the political patronage of the govt of the day, without ANY consultation.
with the very universitycommunity which has toface the consequences oftheVC'sadministration.Also the VCs have wide range of discretion-.
ary powers with very little checks and balances on the ground. In such a situation, whentenures of Deans and Chairpersons of our universityare marked for two years. whyshould the tenure of VC be fixed for 10 long years? If JNU Is to function In a democratic and accountable.
manner, then ft stands to reason that a nominated post like that of VC should not be vested In any individual for awhole decade..
This becomes all themore important given the track record of the present JNU administration. Apart froma spate of commercialisation.
measures,and scuttling of reservationsand socialjustice(elaborated inyesterday'sleaflet), the administration hastried its levelbest to destroy.
JNU's culture of informed dialogue and participation of the entire university community in decision-making..
JNU Administration's Unilateral Decision-Making: Undermining JNU's Democratic Ethos: Thiscampus has always cher-.
ished the traditionof dialogue and discussion, andthe representation of teachersand students in every decision-makingbody. Over the years,.
the student movementhas fought andachievedstudent representative intheAcademic Council, the Board of Studies. theCDC and other major.
decision-making bodies. However. the tenure of the present administration has been markedby its repeated attempts to impose its unilateral.
decisionson the student community, bypassing all consultative bodies. Including the CDC . the IHA. Standing Committees etc.Repeated Breach of Promise and VIolations of Agreements with JNUSU: This administration has created an unfortunate.
practice of repeatedly reneging on its commitments promised to the JNUSU and the student community. The non-inclusion of JNUSU and.
JNUTA in the two committees (Prof. AdltyaMukherjeeCommitteeand Prof. Rupamanjarl Ghosh Committee on the Admission Anoma·.
administration Is the most striking case. Even repeated written reminders to the VCto honour the agreement has come to naught The .
lies) set up on the basis of an agreement (signed on 25 August 2008 at the end of JNUSU's agitation) be1ween JNUSU and JNUreason for thisexclusionwas clear: since the administrationsingle-mindedly wanted toscuttle theproper implementation of OBCreservations,it refused tohave JNUSUrepresentation in the committees, since JNUSU would havestronglyopposed the illegal and Uloglcal cut-off criteriaoftheJNU administration. .
Again in2009,after massive anti-commercialisation protests, the VC declaredto the media that he wouldsetupacommittee to review theincreased prospectus fee. No such committee was heard of, from that dayor thereafter..
After the Supreme Court stay order on the JNUSU elections, the administration systematically excluded student representation In any.
decision-makingbody going against JNU's well-established norms. This was not just the exclusiveexperience of students. Overall, this admin-.
istration has distinguished itself for being completely unavailable for dialogue -not just with students and JNUSU, but also with several.
distinguished and senior faculty members as well.Rampant Corruption and Misuse of Funds: The tenure of the present JNU administration has also been marked by series of.
in multiple cases of financial anomalies and underutilisation of resources. .
allegationsof corruption, as well asmisappropriation and misuse of university funds.ACAGaudithasclearly implicatedtheJNU administration.
There are also mind-boggling anomalies with regard to theUniversity's own statements on thefunds it received under various.
heads. Tocite oneexample, in response to an RTIIast year, the University had said that it received Rs.400 lakhs as additional' grants underthe 1111 Plan. While in response to the same question in a later RTI, it said it has received NO funds under this head! The implication of suchcontrary statements isstarkly obvious!.
Also there are serious allegations that out of Rs. 214.18 crores (obtained by JNU from the government in the name of increasing Infra-.
structure for implementing the OBC ReservationAct), almost Rs. 40 crores have been diverted to purchase expensiveinstruments completelyunrelated to i .
nfr~structural expansion..
It is also thepresent administration that refused to take on the responsibility of ensuring the basic, legallymandated rights of workers on.
the campus -criminally denying them even minimum wages. The administration rather chose to take the side of the corrupt contractors,.
arguing that theywould be forced to stop work due to the agitation!.
Also shocking was the massive corruption unearthed In the Central Library, which was clearly taking place with the connivance of.
the administration. While necessary books are not procured bythe administration. severallakhs worth of books were purchased which not a.
.
single teacher or student had requested! While the librarian has been placed under suspension, the report was never made public, and the.
faculty member who was in charge of the Library Advisory committee was allowed to escape unscathed, doubtless because heis a part of the.
anti-reservationlobby of the administration.Administration's Skewed Priorities: Hyperactive 'Beautification' Drives, No Concern For Providing Minimum Medical Facilities:.
While eager to spend money on 'beautification' drives, plasma TVs, reflectors, unnecessary renovations, lavish luncheons and Irrelevant.
signboards, this administration has shown the least interest in ensuring basic medical facilities in a residential campus of JNU'ssize..
tlon did not express even an Iota of concern. No one from the VC's team attended the condolence meeting organized after Aishwar)'a's .
Even after the tragic deaths of AishwaryaAgarwal and avisiting scholar in JNU due to lack of medical facilities, this admlnlstra·death. Instead of taklngImmediate steps to rectify the reasons for the tragedy, the VChas spent histime telling the media that heiswaiting fqrinformation from official"sources! This level of insensitivity has been shocking and shameful, to say the least..
cratic culture and everything that JNU stands for..
Shephallka President, AISA, JNU Sucheta Gen. Secy, AISA; JNU .
Students' Referendum of 20th April Is the occasion to say a resounding NO to the continuation of these assaults on our demo· .
~nepnauKa ,.... rt::::::>Jut::rn, MlvM, v '"u .:>u~u~ld o,.:H:::II. vc::tt;y, ,....,,;;,,...., vi~U .
.
PaRCha - JNU - AISA - 2011 ID-6247
.
mn Say a Decisive NO To 2nd Term For Present VC and Change of JNU ACIIOnwards to Student's Referendum of 20 April..... .
17.4.10.
On the 2011 of April, the students of JNU will participate in the first-ever referendum of its kind to express their opinion against the JNU.
administration's proposal to give thepresent VCa second term of 5more years by changing the JNUAct. Whether in JNU or elsewhere, ViceChancellors have always been foisted onuniversities, mostly based on the political patronage of the govt of the day, without ANY consultation.
with the very universitycommunity which has toface the consequences oftheVC'sadministration.Also the VCs have wide range of discretion-.
ary powers with very little checks and balances on the ground. In such a situation, whentenures of Deans and Chairpersons of our universityare marked for two years. whyshould the tenure of VC be fixed for 10 long years? If JNU Is to function In a democratic and accountable.
manner, then ft stands to reason that a nominated post like that of VC should not be vested In any individual for awhole decade..
This becomes all themore important given the track record of the present JNU administration. Apart froma spate of commercialisation.
measures,and scuttling of reservationsand socialjustice(elaborated inyesterday'sleaflet), the administration hastried its levelbest to destroy.
JNU's culture of informed dialogue and participation of the entire university community in decision-making..
JNU Administration's Unilateral Decision-Making: Undermining JNU's Democratic Ethos: Thiscampus has always cher-.
ished the traditionof dialogue and discussion, andthe representation of teachersand students in every decision-makingbody. Over the years,.
the student movementhas fought andachievedstudent representative intheAcademic Council, the Board of Studies. theCDC and other major.
decision-making bodies. However. the tenure of the present administration has been markedby its repeated attempts to impose its unilateral.
decisionson the student community, bypassing all consultative bodies. Including the CDC . the IHA. Standing Committees etc.Repeated Breach of Promise and VIolations of Agreements with JNUSU: This administration has created an unfortunate.
practice of repeatedly reneging on its commitments promised to the JNUSU and the student community. The non-inclusion of JNUSU and.
JNUTA in the two committees (Prof. AdltyaMukherjeeCommitteeand Prof. Rupamanjarl Ghosh Committee on the Admission Anoma·.
administration Is the most striking case. Even repeated written reminders to the VCto honour the agreement has come to naught The .
lies) set up on the basis of an agreement (signed on 25 August 2008 at the end of JNUSU's agitation) be1ween JNUSU and JNUreason for thisexclusionwas clear: since the administrationsingle-mindedly wanted toscuttle theproper implementation of OBCreservations,it refused tohave JNUSUrepresentation in the committees, since JNUSU would havestronglyopposed the illegal and Uloglcal cut-off criteriaoftheJNU administration. .
Again in2009,after massive anti-commercialisation protests, the VC declaredto the media that he wouldsetupacommittee to review theincreased prospectus fee. No such committee was heard of, from that dayor thereafter..
After the Supreme Court stay order on the JNUSU elections, the administration systematically excluded student representation In any.
decision-makingbody going against JNU's well-established norms. This was not just the exclusiveexperience of students. Overall, this admin-.
istration has distinguished itself for being completely unavailable for dialogue -not just with students and JNUSU, but also with several.
distinguished and senior faculty members as well.Rampant Corruption and Misuse of Funds: The tenure of the present JNU administration has also been marked by series of.
in multiple cases of financial anomalies and underutilisation of resources. .
allegationsof corruption, as well asmisappropriation and misuse of university funds.ACAGaudithasclearly implicatedtheJNU administration.
There are also mind-boggling anomalies with regard to theUniversity's own statements on thefunds it received under various.
heads. Tocite oneexample, in response to an RTIIast year, the University had said that it received Rs.400 lakhs as additional' grants underthe 1111 Plan. While in response to the same question in a later RTI, it said it has received NO funds under this head! The implication of suchcontrary statements isstarkly obvious!.
Also there are serious allegations that out of Rs. 214.18 crores (obtained by JNU from the government in the name of increasing Infra-.
structure for implementing the OBC ReservationAct), almost Rs. 40 crores have been diverted to purchase expensiveinstruments completelyunrelated to i .
nfr~structural expansion..
It is also thepresent administration that refused to take on the responsibility of ensuring the basic, legallymandated rights of workers on.
the campus -criminally denying them even minimum wages. The administration rather chose to take the side of the corrupt contractors,.
arguing that theywould be forced to stop work due to the agitation!.
Also shocking was the massive corruption unearthed In the Central Library, which was clearly taking place with the connivance of.
the administration. While necessary books are not procured bythe administration. severallakhs worth of books were purchased which not a.
.
single teacher or student had requested! While the librarian has been placed under suspension, the report was never made public, and the.
faculty member who was in charge of the Library Advisory committee was allowed to escape unscathed, doubtless because heis a part of the.
anti-reservationlobby of the administration.Administration's Skewed Priorities: Hyperactive 'Beautification' Drives, No Concern For Providing Minimum Medical Facilities:.
While eager to spend money on 'beautification' drives, plasma TVs, reflectors, unnecessary renovations, lavish luncheons and Irrelevant.
signboards, this administration has shown the least interest in ensuring basic medical facilities in a residential campus of JNU'ssize..
tlon did not express even an Iota of concern. No one from the VC's team attended the condolence meeting organized after Aishwar)'a's .
Even after the tragic deaths of AishwaryaAgarwal and avisiting scholar in JNU due to lack of medical facilities, this admlnlstra·death. Instead of taklngImmediate steps to rectify the reasons for the tragedy, the VChas spent histime telling the media that heiswaiting fqrinformation from official"sources! This level of insensitivity has been shocking and shameful, to say the least..
cratic culture and everything that JNU stands for..
Shephallka President, AISA, JNU Sucheta Gen. Secy, AISA; JNU .
Students' Referendum of 20th April Is the occasion to say a resounding NO to the continuation of these assaults on our demo· .
~nepnauKa ,.... rt::::::>Jut::rn, MlvM, v '"u .:>u~u~ld o,.:H:::II. vc::tt;y, ,....,,;;,,...., vi~U .
.