Seven students attended the meeting at the office of the Vice Chancellor to discuss with ongoing Dharna in front of VC’s Lodge

ALIGARH October 13: At the invitation of the Vice Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis, seven students attended the meeting at the office of the Vice Chancellor to discuss with ongoing Dharna in front of VC’s Lodge. The seven students who attended the meeting are Mohd. Shikoh, Mushtaq Ahmad, Sheikh Abdullah Zahid, Mohd. Osama Shamsi, Sadique Ahmad, Aqeel Ahmad and Mohd. Moinuddin.




The students informed the Vice Chancellor that Sir Syed Day should be celebrated in a befitting manner. Students raised two points with respect to the demand of inclusion of three old boys in the team for negotiation.



The Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis said that the University administration respect the old boys. He clarified that issue, being an internal matter of the students, should be resolved between the bonafide students and the University administration and it is not proper to involve them in this issue.



Regarding the restoration of the AMU Students’ Union, Vice Chancellor assured the students that the Students’ Union will be restored based on the report received from Moosa Raza Committee. The University has suggested Moosa Raza Committee to submit its report within three months.



The Vice Chancellor also clarified to the students that the election of the Studnets’ Union is not feasible immediately and appealed to the students to cooperate with the University administration in restoring the Union.



The students told the Vice Chancellor that they have to consult the general body for giving a reply to the offer made by the Vice Chancellor.



Besides the Vice Chancellor, the meeting was attended by Prof. V. K. Abdul Jaleel, Registrar, Prof. Pervez Mustajab, Controller of Exams and Prof. Ainul Haq, DSW. The discussion was held in a very cordial atmosphere.

Ten member committee appointed to discuss matter regarding the ongoing Dharna Infront of VC Lodge

ALIGARH October 6: The Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis has appointed a ten-member committee of senior teachers to discuss the matter regarding the on-going dharna of students in front of the Vice Chancellor’s Lodge with the seven student representatives who participated in the meeting held on October 5. The exercise is meant to find out an amicable solution to the issue relating to the agitation staged by a group of students for the restoration of AMU Students’ Union.




The Dean, Faculty of Unani Medicine, Prof. Tajuddin has been appointed as its Convener. The other members of the committee are Prof. S. Abrar Hasan, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Qazi Afzal Husain, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Prof. Ashraf Malik, Principal, J.N. Medical College, Prof. Ekram Husain, Principal, Z.H. College of Engineering and Technology, Prof. Mahshar Raza, Department of Geology, Prof. Mohd. Gulrez, Chairman, Department of West Asian Studies, Prof. Badar Alam Iqbal, Chairman, Department of Commerce, Dr. Mohammad Saleem, Department of Sunni Theology and Prof. Parvez Mustajab, Controller of Examinations as its Secretary.



The committee is scheduled to meet on October 7, 2010 at 11 a.m. in the Committee Room at the Administrative Block. The seven student representatives have been invited to attend the meeting and participate in the discussion to find out an amicable solution to the issue pertaining to the fresh agitation and dharna for the restoration of Students’ Union.



The mandate of the Committee is to "consider the above demand in the light of the resolution of the University Court appointing a Committee of eminent persons to re-look and review the AMU Act in the present day perspective".