“Contrary to people’s expectation, the university is functioning without a regular vice chancellor, registrar, no regular teaching staff and non-teaching staff, no syndicate member, academic council and without a dean. ” – All Manipur Students’ Union President.
Lelen Vaiphei
All Manipur Students Union has served an ultimatum to shut down the year-old Dhanamanjuri University from June 24 if basic amenities are provided.
All Manipur Students Union, AMSU, president, Peter Laishram said that the state government and the concerned authority should be held responsible for any untoward incident for the ultimatum.
“Contrary to people’s expectation, the university is functioning without a regular vice-chancellor, registrar, no regular teaching staff and non-teaching staff, no syndicate member, academic council and without a dean,” said student’s union president.
He further added that the university is functioning without giving registration number to the students and the students are not given any opportunity to participate in activities held in the east zone and other national level events. What is worst is the fact that the university is still not a member under Association of Indian University. Hence the certificates issued to the students isn’t a valid certificate, he added.
Asserting that the student’s career should not be taken lightly, Peter said that such irregularities in a university are creating a problem in the academic career of the students.
On June 21 this year, postgraduate students of Arts stream in Dhanamanjuri University, Imphal had also warned of launching intense forms of agitations if their classes are not resumed by June 25. They cried foul as there have been no classes for them since June 15 because of the teachers’ withdrawal from PG engagements.
The Arts students have been deprived of classes since June 15, owing to the withdrawal of teachers who are engaged for the PG course.
It has been learnt that PG teachers are the same teachers who are teaching at different colleges for graduation.
K. Indramani, general secretary of DM College of Arts Teachers’ Forum, said the teachers who are currently teaching post-graduate students at DM University were never officially appointed for the courses.
In addition to teaching, the teachers frame the syllabus, conduct exams although they are deprived of any benefit, he said.
Accordingly, Indramani said, the teachers were compelled to stop teaching the PG students as the classes for graduation was also greatly affected.
The teachers will continue with their strike until the government acknowledges the sincere effort of the teachers, he added.
