What has happened? Mr. Shahi ex-Advocate General, now Minister HRD, Bihar, sought an appointment and met Shri Kapil Sibal on 3.11.11 in connection with the proposed AMU Centre at Kishanganj. Shri Sibal informed him that nothing can be done now as a writ is pending in the High Court (Ref. T01, Patna dated 12.11 11) Thereafter, the protagonists of AMU Centre (largely Muslims and those belonging to ruling Congress) rushed to Shri Sibal and pet came the reply that the case pending in the Court has been disposed of, meaning thereby there are no hurdles.This is a lie: Two PIL are pending in Allahabad High Court by Z K Faizan and S.M. Subhan Naqvi and a stay order too and the University and MHRD are buying time to prolong the case. Moreover, required Statutes for the establishment of these Centres have not yet been amended. But the Centres are functioning under the umbrella of UPA. Instead and more importantly it was incumbent on Shri Sibal in the light of the Visitors restrain order (dated 10.8.11) to enlighten Bihar and misled Muslims and others (if any) protagonists the Co-ordination Committee of AMU Centres, straight away that nothing can be done now in the matter of establishment of Centres as it constitutes policy decision of far-reaching consequences (financial and otherwise) disallowed by the Visitor! But surprisingly, Shri Sibal preferred to enlighten that the VC can take any actions he deems fit in the matter and has all the powers, which is wrong and mischievous. Besides the restrain imposed by the Visitor, the University requires the approval of all its Authorities- Court, E.C, AC, and Faculties in the matter, and the VC is positively powerless.Furthermore on the basis of AMU experiences with MHRD and Shri Sibal, it could safely be concluded that Shri Sibal purposely avoided referring the Visitor’s order because MHRD is keeping silence rather encouraging the non observance of the Visitors order in several actions taken by the shielded VC). Similarly, the same Shri Sibal claimed (on record) that his Ministry has no role in the establishment of extremely controversial and blatantly illegal AMU Centres and it is the University own doing (as if, of late the University has been bestowed with unlimited powers.) This was also a big lie. Not only the MHRD, the entire UPA Govt. were providing guidance, strategic support, money (sanctions in the Union budget, fraudulently 2009-2010) and fool-proof cover to VC to mis-use powers. Shri Salman Khurshid holds the same view. This also reminds us of public pronouncement Shri Sibal made on 2G losses with all authority at his command and got exposed.On TV Shri Sibal in the heat of the discussion offered to face punishment, if he has done a wrong. It follows from the confidence he exuberated that telling lies, mis-interpreting laws, making false promises and denials do not constitute wrongs. They are strategies to survive and the Cabinet Ministers are within their rights to adopt this whenever it suits them. Education under the jurisdiction of such a person is a definite casualty, a blunder!Important:1. So-called AMU Centres are out rightly illegal and anti-University and do not stand a chance before the law.2. Every now and then there is an appeal, demand rather an upheaval for Unity amongst Muslims for justifiable reasons but it cannot be achieved the way we treat each other- AMU is mis-treated by Muslims themselves as agents of the Govt. or for ulterior personal gains? By and large Community has played no noticeable role to help AMU in this hour of crisis, giving the ill-intentioned UPA room to meddle with AMU the way it suits them.
Prof. Ziauddin Ahmad
Dept of Botany, AMU Aligarh
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