Vociferous in its demand for the VC's removal, the Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) charged that Singh's refusal to accept his guilt shows his disregard for the rule of law.
Singh in his reply to the show-cause notice, has put forward a strong defence and claimed no wrongdoing on his part in rolling out the controversial FYUP programme, saying that it had the necessary approvals.
In his reply to the show-cause notice, Singh is understood to have said that the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP) that was scrapped by UGC in June last year, had the sanction of the ministry.
About the four year B.Tech courses, he is understood to have argued that they required no approval as they were being offered by the varsity.
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"His nonchalant refusal, as reported in the news media, to accept guilt in matters related to the unauthorised restructuring of undergraduate courses through FYUP, the diversion of crores of rupees from the earmarked OBC expansion grant for purchase of the now-redundant FYUP laptops, and the unapproved B.Tech courses introduced alongside the FYUP, shows that he has scant regard for the rule of law and norms of governance in public institutions," Narain alleged.
"Can the VC show any sanction taken from statutory bodies prior to spending such a huge amount? We wish to know why the second tranche of teaching posts under the OBC-Expansion scheme has not yet been released?
"Why are DU colleges and departments not able to ensure adequate faculty for their students? Why are laboratories overburdened by several simultaneous batches of students? Why are SOL students being neglected?" she said.