Jammu, January 1(Scoop News) – Jammu and Kashmir Awami Congress (JKAC) has criticized the Govt. of India, particularly HRD Ministry for appointing Prof. Amitabh Mattoo as Vice Chancellor of Central University Jammu, in utter disregard of the strong opposition to the same by the people of Jammu, including the student community and the university scholars. Jammu Central University Morcha (JCUM) is going to launch agitation against the appointment of Amitabh Mattoo as VC
As per press reports Prof Amitabh Mattoo, former Vice Chancellor of the University of
According to press reports he submitted his joining report to HRD ministry yesterday in pursuance with the procedure of joining for all central varsities’ Vice-Chancellors. He is expected to reach
Opposing the move of appointment of Amitabh Mattoo as Vice Chancellor of the Jammu Central University,a meeting of the Jammu and Kashmir Awami Congress (J&KAC) held here today under the chairmanship of its President Sat Pal Sharma Kranti and attended among others by RD Verma Vice President, Ajeet Singh Adwal, General Secy., Kartar Chand, Organizer and Bansi Lal, Cashier resolved to support and actively participate in any agitation against the appointment of Mattoo as VC CU Jammu, which betrays the Govt. of India’s total disregard to the sentiments of Jammu people.
The meeting observed that the very fact that the President of India has put a rider on applying her assent to the appointment of Prof. Mattoo as VC CU Jammu, putting the onus on the HRD Ministry for any law and order created as a result of strong opposition by the people of Jammu against Mattoo’s appointment as such, clearly indicates that Prof. Mattoo as VC will be a liability for the Govt. and will pose threat to the law and order in Jammu.
Rubbishing the viewpoint of some self styled leaders of Jammu, who have hailed the appointment of Mattoo as VC Central University Jammu and listed his so called achievements as VC Jammu University for six years, Awami Congress has stated that Professor Mattoo does not fulfill the requisite qualifications for being the VC of the University as per the UGC guidelines. He does not have an experience of ten years as a Professor in a university or having served at an equivalent position. The six year tenure of Prof. Mattoo as VC Jammu University witnessed administrative as well as financial irregularities in the university. Instead of conducting as an academician worthy of the position as VC of Jammu University Prof. Mattoo indulge in cheap politics creating a coterie of his own, promoting and encouraging psycho-phancy and making pick and choose in posting people at important positions. There was one after the other scandal in the examination system in the university during his tenure. None of the examinations at the Graduate and post-Graduate level was conducted in time as a result of which was delayed every time in some disciplines, as it took more than six months to declare the result.
J&KAC leaders alleged that teaching schedules always remained disturbed because of the frequent holding of political motivated functions, with the involvement of teachers in these functions. Research work in the university was first causality. There was a mushroom growth of B.Ed colleges during his tenure, with the
Jammu Central University Morcha (JCUM) an umbrella organisation having support of several organisations announced to launch agitation against the appointment of Amitabh Mattoo as VC of Jammu Central University.
In this regard a meeting of Jammu Central University Morcha was held in
A statement issued to press said that,”It was resolved in a meeting of Jammu Central University Morcha to strongly oppose the appointment of
Mattoo and simultaneously espouse the cause of getting local academician for this coveted position.”
Leaders of JCUM in statement said that Awareness shall be spread and maximum people and organizations will be involve in the campaign thereby exposing the anti-Jammu forces who are hobnobbing with New Delhi to impose outsider, a known anti Jammu, anti-national and protagonist of secessionist forces besides the role of so called mainstream national political parties.
JCUM leaders condemned the "puppets and stooges" of Amitabh Mattoo for launching "disinformation campaign" to create confusion and mislead the Jammuities and warned them to lay off their hands or face the music and added that anybody opposing
Statement said that JCUM will expose the sinister designs of Central Government especially Human Resourse Development Ministry, which is allegedly hell bent and is desirous of sending Mattoo to Jammu after bypassing all precedents, conventions and even ignoring UGC guidelines and set principles for the said appointment, just to further the game plan of foreign agencies to disintegrate and abandon J & K.
They appealed Jummities to participate in the mass protest to be organized jointly by Jammu Provincial Peoples’ Forum (JPPF) which is headed by a retired Session Judge-Paviter Singh. Other will also participate in this Dharna within couple of days, as a mark of protest with warning and demanding withdrawal of Amitabh Mattoo from the post of VC to JCU and appoint
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