Joshil K. Abraham, an Assistant Professor at G. B. Pant Government Engineering College in Okhla, who has been on a hunger strike demanding a campus, ended his protest on Saturday after meeting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
‘Illegal construction’
Mr. Kejriwal has reportedly assured action against corrupt officials and promised the students a 23-acre campus.
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Mr. Abraham said he had a 20-minute meeting with Mr. Kejriwal at his Civil Lines residence, where he informed him about the alleged corruption by Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology-Delhi and Directorate of Training and Technical Education officials to get illegal construction plans approved on land that was promised to G. B. Pant Government Engineering college.
“Mr. Kejriwal assured that the campus will be built on 23 acres. He also said that buildings from the second phase of construction of Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology-Delhi, a private-public partnership institute, would be transferred to the college,” said Mr. Abraham.