City
Epaper

Sporadic attacks on teachers, university officials since Oct 29 last year: JNUTF

By ANI | Updated: January 9, 2020 23:00 IST

Days after the violence at the campus, Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Federation (JNUTF) on Thursday alleged there have been sporadic attacks on teachers and their families and university officials at their workplace on a regular basis since October 29 last year.

Open in App

Days after the violence at the campus, Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Federation (JNUTF) on Thursday alleged there have been sporadic attacks on teachers and their families and university officials at their workplace on a regular basis since October 29 last year.

Giving a chronology of events since October 28 last year, the JNUTF in a statement said, "Since October 29, 2019, there have been sporadic attacks on teachers and their families and university officials at their workplace on a regular basis."

JNUTF in its statement alleged that the repeated appeal by the university officials to the local police and individual complaints in the police station by the teachers have not been taken seriously.

"The police has not intervened and acted timely to prevent recurrence of such violent incidents on the campus. All this has created an environment of fear in the campus," it said.

Appealing to every stakeholder to cooperate with the law enforcement agencies, the JNUTF said, "The perpetrators of violence must be booked. JNUTF also appeals the JNU community to leave the past behind and restore the academic environment of JNU for which the University is widely acknowledged."

Stressing that differences should be resolved through debate and discussion, the JNUTF said, "Let us understand the right to protest does not include the right to prevent."

In its statement, the JNUTF alleged that wardens have been gheraoed several times since October last year.

On January 5, more than 30 students of the university, including JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, were injured and taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre after a masked mob entered the varsity and attacked them and professors with sticks and rods.

( With inputs from ANI )

Tags: JNUUniversity
Open in App

Related Stories

BusinessVineet Gupta Ashoka Founder Weighs in: 40 Crore Young Indians, But Not Enough Colleges?

NationalDelhi: Screening of 'The Sabarmati Report' Disrupted at JNU; Posters Torn, Stones Pelted (Watch Video)

NationalDelhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University to Establish Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain Studies Center

NationalJNU Election Result 2024: Left Sweeps Students’ Union Poll, Wins All Four Seats; Watch Video

NationalNew Delhi: ABVP's 'Mashal Yatra' Draws Over 1500 Participants in JNU

National Realted Stories

NationalDelhi court turns down Tahawwur Rana's plea to interact with family

NationalOdisha: Similipal officially declared as a national park

NationalWhen panchayats are empowered, democracy thrives: Haryana CM

NationalEx-Pak captain Rashid Latif calls Pahalgam attack 'heartbreaking incident'; calls for unity

NationalMaha CM directs completion of solar feeder project works by Sep 2026