AMU Affairs – Centres: Sibal lied and lied again! So what?

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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AMU: Visitor Looking The Other Way Or Is The Silence Meaningful?

AMU: Visitor Looking The Other Way Or Is The Silence Meaningful?

Apparently large amount of complaints and institution of CBI, CAG and CVC probes by the Visitor and the fag end of the tenure of the VC, Abdul Azis (retiring in Jan, 2012) forced the Visitors to issue directives (advisory) dated 10.8.11 to restrain the VC *………………restrained from making appointments ………….. as also form taking any policy decision which may have long term financial or other implications on the executive and academic functioning of the ‘University*

But the VC who has been violating rules at will with impunity (asserted in meetings ‘I am the law’ and at the same time vehemently denied publicly that he has not violated any rules). Would he as habitual defaulter, have any hesitation in defying the directives of the Visitors?

1. Irresistible VC, making all out attempts to prompt and instigate the Muslims residents of Kishanganj Malegoan and Aurangabad rather playing a Muslim card to provide land free of cost to the University for the establishment of the so-called (illegal and anti-University) Centres.

Moreover no funds have been sanctioned for Kishanganj or Malegoan or Aurangabad and the funds required should be of the order of about 400 crores for each Centre as proposed by Fatimi Committee of the MHRD. The fate of Murshidabad and Malappuram Centres is too well known because of the acute shortage of funds.

Furthermore, the University has not approved Centres at Malegoan and Aurangabad nor did it authorize the VC for the purpose nor is the VC so empowered. However, the recklessness of the VC is abound and the Govt. which cannot plead ignorance of the traits of the VC, was expected to keep a close watch to contain the VC, failed tamely.

Not only this he has dared a delegation, of five senior teachers to Aurangabad etc on 25^th Oct 2011 by air despite the ban imposed on financial expenditures by the MHRD (18.8.11)

2. Proposed taking over of the Union Sec. School, a private School, by the University.

3. Proposed introduction of new admission system for admission to Medical faculty

4. Expenditures are being incurred on air-travels, visits, conferences, celebrations and entertainments, in lakhs of rupees without exercising any restrain as desired by MHRD (18.8.11)

All these issues fall under policy matters with far-reaching financial and administrative and academic implications and the imposed financial crunch, are therefore, in abundant defiance of the Visitors/MHRD directives.

Shri Kapil Sibal was very much expected (4.11.2011) to sound the Bihar Govt. on .seeking clarification on the establishment of Centre at Kishanganj, that the Visitor’s directive does not permit such a policy decision. Instead, perhaps in his ignorance or otherwise, referred the writ pending in the High Court, as the reason for restraining to proceed in the matter.

Obviously, after having issued the directives it was incumbent on the Govt. to remain watchful and take all appropriate actions to insure the observance of the directives issued

But the Govt. has clearly faltered and failed to contain the unstoppable VC, Is it really a failure due to connivance or the Govt. has other ideas and waiting for the CBI report which is due any day, Justice, however, demanded that the Govt. should have acted now to stop the VC from such misadventures and the liberties enjoyed by the besieged VC in every day functioning reflects upon the Govt. credibility.

Important: So-called AMU Centres are misconceived, out rightly illegal, anti-University and shall not stand a chance in the Court of Law (two PIL pending in the Court)!

The report of the CBI probe is expected any day! Actually it was due in Oct. itself per schedule!

Waese loot machi hai ! Ek-ek din bhari hai

Prof. Ziauddin Ahmad (Retd.)
Dept of Botany
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh

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Bihar (Kishanganj) AMU Centre Scam: FIR Lodged Against Cong MP, Five MLAs

AMU - FIR Lodged Against Cong MP, Five MLAs:

What were the pressing circumstances before Maulana Asrarul Haq Quasmi (M.P) and others to come out on road and resort to violence and disrupt law and order, thereby inviting criminal proceedings by the District Administration?

What prompted them is the disclosure made by the scheming and manipulator VC, Prof. Azis, made at Kishanganj on 6 Sept 2011 despite the Visitors gag order;

“According to AMU VC, he is going to retire in January 2012, so all the official formalities to open the ‘Centre’ at Kishanganj should be finished before he leaves the University. In fact, he has some concern and said it can’t be expected that the next VC would take ahead the idea of opening the ‘Study Centres of AMU’ out of Aligarh”

While all other reasons put forward to justifying their misadventure were misleading and not convincing because;
The AMU Act does not provide for creation of ‘Centres’. Moreover, the AMU being a Residential and Muslim Minority Institution [Section 5(9A) & Preamble]; no facility for teaching beyond 25 Km can be created.
The AMU cannot extend concessions to Muslims, so is true for the AMU Centres under total AMU control, as the Minority status of AMU has been quashed by High Court in 2005.
It is practically impossible to effectively manage affairs of AMU Centres, situated thousands of Kms away, on day to day basis from Aligarh.
Establishment of AMU Centres/Campuses is in the UPA Govt agenda since long. In the recent past it was during the tenure of Mr. Naseem Ahmad, 2004-2005, who refused to oblige the MHRD as the AMU Act does not provide for Centres/Campuses especially beyond 25 Kms away from the Univ Mosque.
Prof. Azis broke all records of manipulation and violations of rules in the process of establishing the Centres at Murshidabad (Pranab’s constituency) and Malappuram (VC town) and incurred expenses in crores of Rupees illegally and unauthorized.
On the top of it all, the amendments to the Statutes proposed through manipulations and illegalities, have neither been approved by the competent two Houses of Parliament nor Gazetted as required under Section 31 (4) and (5) of the AMU Act. Thus the two Centres do not legally exist. This is an illegality, which has no parallel. As a result this caused two PILS to be filed, pending before High Court.
The UPA Govt through the MHRD, Finance Ministry and UGC provided all strategic support and encouragement to the unscrupulous and corrupt VC including whole lot of manipulations and illegalities (violations of rules) committed in the process.
The Govt has neither made any grant for Kishanganj nor is there permission of the Visitor available for that.

The Finance Minister has gone to the extent of misleading the Parliament when the allocation of Rs 50 crore was made for Murshidabad and Malappuram in the Union Budget 2009-2010 on the plea that the AMU has decided to establish two new AMU Campuses, which was totally incorrect. In another manipulation only Rs.10 crore were released to Mallappuram out of 25 crores allocated.

The quantum of illegalities committed are unprecedented, brazen and assume the size of a full fledged scam with the blessings of the Govt, which swears for clean public service devoid of corruption.

It is more than evident that the Congress MP has been promoting the party’s and his own interests without any regard to the harm that could be caused to AMU and inspirations of Muslims of India.

Maulana Quasmi and his supporters just cannot plead ignorance and deserve to be condemned and rejected for misleading Muslims and AMU.

Er. Shabbir Ahmad
Er. Saeedur Rehman Siddiqi
Er. Z.A. Qidwai
Prof. Q. Zainus Sajidin
Prof. Nafees Ahmad
Prof. Ziauddin Ahmad