Teachers of Delhi University have called for a protest outside the Vice-Chancellor’s office on Tuesday demanding that he meet them regarding “continuous onslaught on their service conditions”.
Several attempts
The protest has been called by the Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA), which alleged that V-C Yogesh Tyagi had failed to meet them to discuss the concerns of teachers despite several attempts over the past 10 months.
“This is completely unacceptable. In no university of repute can the head of the institution consistently refuse to meet the elected representatives of teachers. We will not leave till our office-bearers are able to meet the V-C,” said DUTA president Nandita Narain.
‘No promotions’
Stating that DUTA had written to the V-C seeking an appointment any time after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Ms. Narain said they would be forced to spend the entire night at his office gates if he refuses to meet them.
The teachers alleged that “no appointments, no promotions and no pension have been granted for the past several years by the increasingly authoritarian, corrupt and vindictive governance”.
DUTA claimed that its office-bearers aren’t permitted to enter beyond the iron gates of the Vice Regal Lodge even to register a request for an appointment at the reception.
“Not only is the DUTA not given any appointment, in a break from long-standing convention even elected members of the Academic Council and Executive Council haven’t been included in any of the university committees,” the teachers alleged.
