Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union calls for filing of mass RTIs

Times of India: New Delhi: Wednesday, August 16, 2017.
Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) has called for filing of mass RTIs on Thursday to "seek information from the administration on issues of admission and appointments." They also organised an Independence Day rally on Tuesday in the campus to "assert the spirit of freedom, democracy and social dignity."
Claiming that this was the first time that the merit list was not put up in the public domain, JNUSU alleged it to be a tactic by the administration to avoid scrutiny.
Pointing to the claims made by JNU Teachers' Association (JNUTA) that admissions are only offered in 53% of the seats and that there is a reduction of admissions in the reserved category, JNUSU members called students to participate in the RTI filing drive. JNUSU president Mohit Pandey said that the administration is "violating all norms as earlier the complete list of selected candidates of the entrance exams were available, both online and offline". tnn