A number of professors and scholars have written to the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, to step in the case of IGNOU Vice-Chancellor M. Aslam, who has been ordered by the Ministry of Human Resource Development to face an inquiry, and proceed on leave.
Committee set upThe HRD Ministry had set up a committee last month under Central Gujarat University Vice-Chancellor C. Syed Bari to review the functioning of IGNOU and look into the “motivated” allegations against Prof. Aslam.
The appeal says that the signatories feel greatly disturbed when they hear that a person, who has sacrificed everything, and is working with utmost sincerity and dedication, is being subjected to a humiliation by not only instituting an inquiry but also being asked to proceed on leave.
InterventionThey requested the President to intervene to ensure that Prof. Aslam is not harassed.
On being contacted, Prof. Aslam told The Hindu that since the matter was before a committee it would not be right for him to comment on the issue
The signatories include professors and scholars from Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jamia Millia Islamia, Patna University, Punjab University, and Indian Sociological Society.
