Don’t miss the latest developments in business and finance.

IIT-Jodhpur students call of stir

Image
Press Trust of India Jodhpur
Last Updated : Apr 12 2015 | 9:57 PM IST
Agitating students of IIT Jodhpur today decided to call of their two-week long stir demanding removal of the institute's director C V R Muthy for his "dictatorial attitude", after a committee formed by the Centre assured to look into all issues.
Academic and administrative activities will resume in the institute from tomorrow, two days after the Union HRD Ministry appointed 3-member committee submitted its report to the government.
"In respect of committee's request to allow normalcy to return to the institute, we are ending the blockade of administrative activities, and resuming academic activities from Monday," the students said.
But they have decided to continue their protest in a symbolic manner until their demands are completely met.
They said that even though the director was a member of the committee that visited IIT Jodhpur on Friday, they believe that the committee has taken into consideration all the issues and demands in their report and has forwarded it to the concerned authorities.
Keeping with the assurance of the committee, headed by member of Board of Governors (BoG) of IIT Jodhpur D R Mehta, to call a meeting of the BoG in two weeks' time to discuss all contentious issues, the students have requested the intimation of the date of the meeting by tomorrow.

Also Read

They said the meeting of the BoG with the students is of utmost urgency as it will be a major step towards a better IIT Jodhpur and would provide an opportunity to talk about unanswered issues raised with both the BoG and administration in past one and a half months.
The students have been agitating against a recently-passed code of conduct, which prevents them from speaking to media about the institute and "on controversial topics".
They have warned that any delay in resolving issues will not only upset the momentum of required actions, but also be a betrayal with the student community.
Later they took out a march from IIT campus wearing black clothes as a gesture of the reiteration of their vow to continue their protest against the Director.

More From This Section

First Published: Apr 12 2015 | 9:57 PM IST

Next Story