Times of India: Chandigarh: Saturday, 30 March 2024.
Following the release of minutes of Panjab University’s (PU) November syndicate meeting, Tarun Ghai, a teacher at an affiliated college, and R K Singla, an RTI activist, have raised concerns with the varsity chancellor and Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar regarding an alleged statement made about banning their entry to the campus.
According to the meeting minutes, syndicate member Varinder Singh proposed to restrict Ghai’s entry, citing that he was neither a student nor a teacher at PU. Singh also suggested issuing written notices against RTI activists like Singla, who were perceived to “exert pressure on the authorities”.
In response, PU vice-chancellor directed the dean of the college development council, Sanjay Kaushik, to address the matter.
While it remains unclear if any final decision was made, Ghai questioned the legality of the remarks, asserting that there was no provision in the PU academic calendar for such bans.
In their letter to the chancellor, Ghai and Singla alleged defamation and requested an investigation into the matter.
Following the release of minutes of Panjab University’s (PU) November syndicate meeting, Tarun Ghai, a teacher at an affiliated college, and R K Singla, an RTI activist, have raised concerns with the varsity chancellor and Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar regarding an alleged statement made about banning their entry to the campus.
According to the meeting minutes, syndicate member Varinder Singh proposed to restrict Ghai’s entry, citing that he was neither a student nor a teacher at PU. Singh also suggested issuing written notices against RTI activists like Singla, who were perceived to “exert pressure on the authorities”.
In response, PU vice-chancellor directed the dean of the college development council, Sanjay Kaushik, to address the matter.
While it remains unclear if any final decision was made, Ghai questioned the legality of the remarks, asserting that there was no provision in the PU academic calendar for such bans.
In their letter to the chancellor, Ghai and Singla alleged defamation and requested an investigation into the matter.
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