Students bombard Eflu with RTI queries.

The New Indian Express: Hyderabad: Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

Following a rift with the administration, the English and Foreign Languages University (Eflu) students have resorted to RTI queries to target the university. B Ravichandran, a research scholar, alone has filed 18 RTI pleas with over 130 questions in the last few months.

While many questions by the students pertain to personal information about vice-chancellor Prof Sunaina Singh, details have also been sought about Prof Meenakshi Reddy of the German language department, who was involved in a controversy. Sriramulu, a student, has accused her of failing him purposely.

“Things in the varsity are for once in order and some students are not happy about it. Any question can be asked under the RTI Act, but only those which are valid will be answered,” said the vice-chancellor, when asked about the numerous questions posed by the student.  While the students had put forth various demands during their protests, especially over the suicide of Mudassir Kamran, a Kashmiri student, some queries indicate the students are trying to get back at the administration through RTI. The petitions include one seeking details of the expenditure incurred by the VC on snacks provided for visitors.

Another RTI application dated April 3 seeks information about the phone bills of the VC between January and March, 2013.

A flurry of questions have also been raised against Prof Meenakshi Reddy.