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

He can be reached at

ziauddinahmad.(AT).yahoo.co.in

AMU VC Azis Decries Orders of the Honble President of India, Visitor of AMU!

AMU Affairs: Ref: AMU’s VC Decries Presidential Order, CBI Team in Campus by Faisal Fareed (daijiworld.com dated 18.9.11): Besieged VC loses Balance.

Evidently, the presence of CBI team on the Campus and ‘quizzing of the VC twice’, has its telling effect on the behavior of the besieged VC, which has un-nerved him to resort to the most un-becoming and objectionable outbursts against AMUTA (holds were never otherwise barred for him) as reported and quoted below;

“AMUTA representatives and their collaborators are collaborating with the anti-education, anti-Muslims anti-AMU forces working in the government and outside”. The Govt. is supposed to take immediate notice on this provocation and unjustified comment of the VC and restrain the VC decisively. At the same time AMUTA should warn the VC to behave!

“the restriction is totally illegal, AMUTA leaders are apparently behaving like puppets of certain politicians and the MHRD. The stand taken by them is violative of the AMU Act”.

“blatant lies were constantly fed by AMUTA, Executive without the required mandate of AMU larger teaching community”.

VC failed to elaborate on the illegality of the Visitor’s order nor did he register his protest with the Visitor against illegalities (except the clarification sought on routine matters and making payments for the on-going projects which was allowed. Request for making temporary appointments is under consideration). He has also failed to knock the doors of the Court for justice?? The chivalrous way, the VC operates, has thrown the rules to winds, he ought to ignore the illegal Visitor’s order. The VC, who has unique distinction of holding the meetings of EC without quorum and took very vital decisions, should not be deterred by ‘illegal directives’ and resort to functioning as before. What is the hesitation now? Azis sb has been the law unto himself !

So far as the functioning of AMUTA is concerned: The AMUTA Executive and Action Committee had the mandate of the G.B. VC tried his best to make a dent through the beneficiaries, teachers in the Administration and those waiting for favours, has failed tamely and the attempt to engineer a mini revolt against AMUTA fell flat. If the VC is so sure of dissent amongst teachers, why does he not direct them to requisition a G.B. meeting to thrash the matter out (an attempt, already made, in this direction has failed). Further more, if the AMUTA is feeding blatant lies, why can’t the VC and his propaganda machinery, the Media Committee, who are constantly on the watch and move, failed to effectively counter the AMUTA and expose them? Actually, the facts are contrary, the VC has nothing to say in self-defense except telling lies, twisting facts, presenting half truths, for which there are no takers now, as the public is fed up with his false propaganda. The ship is sinking and the writing on the walls.

AMU Centres: VC continues to defy the Visitor’s ‘restrain’ order by involving himself in the exercise to establish AMU Centres at Malappuram, Kishangang as reported ‘two circle’.net and by us (18.9.11) and now Malegaon Centre (refer: ummid.com by staff reported (18.9.11) and the VC has agreed and promised to send a team for the inspection of the land etc.

In the process the VC has dealt with: the short-comings at Malappuram and the financial and other support of the Kerala State Govt and Shri E. Ahmad, who has no Locus standi; VC has given word for the establishment of a Centre at Kishangang from the scratch and sounded the Bihari enthusiasts to hurry up or they would be doomed as the next VC may not oblige them (VC does not make policies but he had manipulated and coerced); and the negotiations for the Malegoan Centre have started that too by by-passing the University Authorities AC, EC and the Court (as the powers do not lie with the VC) and at the same time defying the Visitor’s restrain order as the policy matters of far reaching consequences are abundantly involved.

Thus openly defying the directions contained in the Visitor’s ‘restrain’ order of not indulging in appointments and decisions which may have long time financial and administrative and academic implications.

Therefore, there is a fool-proof case against the un-stoppable and erring VC, Abdul Azis for drastic action by placing him under suspension immediately to put an end to the nonsense.

In addition to this, the indulgence of the VC in opposing and meddling with the CBI probe in various ways should also be considered seriously.
Failure of the Govt. if any, to proceed even now decisively against Azis on the merit of the case, shall send a wrong signal and disappoint rather annoy the Community, which would have far-reaching consequences.

UPA by causing delays and its repeated failure to rise to the occasion advertently or otherwise, has already alienated Muslims at large.

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

AMU: Four years of Azis: Complete failure. I-Academics.

Most tragic period in the history but Azis claimed his performance satisfactory. How can he sit on judgment for his own doings?

Let us, therefore, have a look at the academics first as the financial and administrative matters have secondary importance in a University;

Session 2010 – 2011: A Sample Survey:
1. No admissions are made in Ph. D. courses in most of the Faculties but the VC claimed third position amongst Central University, is false and totally baseless. The VC is requested to provide a proof.
2. Mandatory 180 days (for years length courses BA and SSSC) and 90 days (for Masters degree) of actual teaching not achieved and exams held on time, a fraud.
Naturally, the courses, were not completed and no questions are asked from the untaught courses, nobody bothers about it like the past.
3. VC managed the award of a Ph. D. degree (in law) to one of his political supporter in 2010, who got himself registered in 1992 and had not completed his mandatory stay of two years at Aligarh and his admission had lapsed after five years in 1997 it self, which could not be revived as per rules yet the degree was awarded.
4 Requirement of 75% attendance has been reduced to 30% illegally; devalued degrees and adversely affected prospects in the job market, to accommodate 200 odd and under pressure from pampered Students Union and self styled leaders.
5. Promoted copying in examinations by shielding the wrong-doers through the most unexpected direct intervention of the Students Union leaders and others, never witness before. No action followed to stop this against the pampered and encouraged students used to terrorize the campus.
6. Supplementary exam in B.D.S (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) a prestigious course, introduced by the VC who has no authority, to appease rowdies, which threatened de-recognition of degree.
7. Copying has been alleged at various illegally established Entrance Test Centres out sideAligarh.
8. Money changed hands in a big way in admissions in LLB and MBA at the two AMU Centres as alleged. CBI probe shall reveal it all.
9. At the two blessed AMU Centres at Murshidabad (constituency of Pronab Mukerjee) and Malappuram, the classes (though totally illegally) commenced from 1st March, 2011 and the session is to terminate in July while the session of AMU commenced from Aug.2010 – May 2011. (information supplied under RTI)
As such, the AMU Centres shall hold exams after just four months as against nine months at A.M.U.
10. On top of it all, at the AMU Centres summer vacations have now been announced from 22ndJune to 15th July (Press report on 26.6.11) (V.C. accorded approval who has no authority as rules do not exist.

Board of Studies of Management declined to appoint examiners without which examiners cannot be appointed.
11. The so called AMU Centres are; totally misconceived illegal un-authorized and anti-University and it is totally misleading to claim that concessions could be extended to Muslims. The things are highly manipulative, unprecedented politically motivated under pressure from Congress to mislead Muslims for electoral gains. It is a fraud and assumes the size of a scam. (the silence of Muslims as a whole is most disgusting, alarming and suicidal). The proposed amendments of the Statutes have not been passed by the Parliament. As such, the Centres are patently illegal.
12. The Faculty of Science where lights used to remain ‘on’ throughout the nights is thrown into frightening darkness as soon as the sun sets in as also it looks deserted in the afternoons.

The Departments of Studies are starving for funds, and laboratories are in acute shortage of sophisticated equipments, books etc.

In the 5th plan, out of the 1300 crores requisitioned merely 100 crores were promised by the ‘friendly Govt.’ to the ‘loyal VC’ despite his dreams and tall claims of achieving international standards.

These facts do not only refute the tall claims and nail the lies & exaggerations of the VC but also they point clearly that the VC has neither the will not the ability to administer the affairs of the University effectively and sincerely.
Write-up on financial and administrative aspects shall follow.

Prof. Ziauddin Ahmad,
Dept of Botany, AMU, Aligarh
Email: ziauddinahmad@yahoo.co.in

AMU Special Centres, Dr. Azis & Sir Shah Sulaiman

From: Nafees Ahmad
Date: Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 4:48 PM
Subject: AMU Special Centres, Dr. Azis & Sir Shah Sulaiman
To: alirizvi@aol.com


Mohtaram Ali Rizvi Saheb, ASAK,

I am sorry to reply to your mail a bit late as you raised several points which required some time. In a detailed telephonic conversation on the other day I think, after going through your mail, I could not make my points clear.

You said in this mail, “I just fail to understand how you (I) feel that the opening of the AMU Centres will adversely affect AMU”. I submit:
1. The University has expanded several fold compared to what it was fifty-sixty years ago but no major changes in its administrative system have been brought about so far, which has caused an overall deterioration both in academics and discipline. It will cause still more deterioration if it is expanded further without bringing necessary changes in its administrative system especially after creation of the said Special Centres. If the administration, at the helm of affairs, cannot handle the affairs at the mother university, how can it be expected to handle when more institutions are created thousands Km away. The V.C. would neither properly manage AMU nor the Centres. Standards of both are, therefore, bound to go down further. Though the Centres have not come into existence yet, the V.C. is not finding time for the University only because he is much more worried about the “Qaum” and busy in establishing these Centres. Files over files are piled up waiting for his action as I could gather from the offices. Condition of various Departments, Schools and Colleges is getting from bad to worse for delay in action.
2. The affection the Aligs have among themselves is a rare and unique quality, not found among those of other Institutions. Its main cause is the residential life they enjoy at Aligarh, an obvious outcome of the Residential Character of AMU. They eat together; they live together; they quarrel and compromise, all together. “Is Buzm Mein Taighain Khenchi Hain Is Buzm Mein Saghar Tore Hain – Is Buzm Mein Ankh Bichai Hai Is Buzm Mein Dil Tak Jore Hain”. I have witnessed so many Mahabharats followed by Bharat Milaps among AMU students in the past. The so called satellite campuses will develop their own culture that will be all together different from AMU. In Kerala you will find Keralite culture, eating Rasam, Idli and Sanber etc and in Bengal another culture. Yes, you may get a few good lawyers or management students (That too is not sure in the light of above mentioned administrative difficulties) but Aligarianism will surely become a “Qissa-e-Parina”.
3. You say, “Let us get the money, the land, help set up the campuses…., assist in their becoming centres of excellence”. No doubt this expresses your pious enthusiasm and very good sentiments. But may be good for a talk of idealism and for an effective sermon on Muslim educational uplift. But when it will come to giving practical shape for creating a Centre of Excellence one will find it too difficult, rather impossible to run the AMU and thousands mile away Centres together. You say, “Like you and many others, I do share the fear that the Governance of these Centres may be difficult, but not impossible”. In the light of the little administrative experience that I have, I reiterate that the governance of institutions situated so far away shall be rather impossible. In the words of Mr. S. Shahabuddin, “I personally see the impossibility of the AMU running Satellite Universities, even if, it becomes constitutionally & legally competent to do so. Given the record of the AMU, this will be an impossible task from a purely administrative and management point of view”.
4. You say, “Sir Syed did not visualize AMU as a physical campus at Aligarh itself. If his vision was to educate the Indian minorities and Muslims, then surely we are on the right path”. Sir Syed not only visualized but also he practically established the MAO College at Aligarh. He wished it to grow into a University of repute, to the status of and to be known as the Oxford and Cambridge of the east. This was his dream project, which he visualized only for Aligarh. Yes, Sir Syed, Syed Mahmood and his other colleagues also desired to propagate modern education all over India and, for the purpose, founded Muslim Educational Conference in order to establish such schools and colleges in the length and breath of the country, popularly known as Aligarh Movement. As a result, Shibli National College, Azamgarh, Gandhi Faiz-e-Aam College, Shahejahanpur and few other institutions came into existence due to this movement but under independent management. Nothing can be so contrary to the facts, rather absurd, than to say that they wanted to establish schools of modern education all over India under the management of MAO College or AMU and that this is the right path of Sir Syed. Sir Syed emphasized especially on Tarbiat of his students, for which he established the well known “English House” in order to train them in good manners, culture, etiquettes and English way of life. Slowly this responsibility was shifted to the wardens and the Seniors of the Halls of residence. I still remember that at the time of my “Introduction”, when I joined AMU as a student, one of the Seniors asked me, “Have you seen Bab-e-Ilm (a small door in between SM North and its Dinning Hall opening towards the Union Hall, that time it was between the Depts. of Persian and Law )”; I responded with Yes. He said; Sir Syed constructed Victoria Gate, Bab-e-Ishaq, Babe-Rahmat, Lawrence Gate and Zahoor Gate (all in S.S. Hall), all of these being much bigger in size than Bab-e-Ilm (Gate of knowledge); What message it gives? Then he himself replied, in a big laughter; that means you read less (the bookish knowledge) and learn more (I was known as mugging the books most of the time). It was, therefore, Tarbiat of students that, to Sir Syed, was most important.
5. You say, “If people feel that the AMU Act does not have the provision for creation of these centres in far flung areas, let us then involve and get the Act amended”.Yes, the Act needs so many amendments but, I am sorry, any amendment for the sake of these centres, which amounts to abolishing our Residential Character shall not at all be acceptable and we (the Aligarh fraternity as a whole) shall be the first to oppose this move tooth and nail. Till we are alive we shall not let the Residential Character destroyed and the University go down under in the name of the so called Mallappuram and Murshidabsad Centres for a few crores of Rupees. This is an ill conceived programme and one of the great mistakes of Dr. Azis from the very beginning. Now he is adamant to get it through by hook or by crook.
6. You say, “In our desire to discredit a person or a group, we are trying to kill such a great initiative”. Our intentions may not kindly be doubted. Opposition of the Centres is not for the sake of discrediting any individual. We are opposing the Centres with full sincerity and conviction. As far as discrediting Dr. Azis is concerned, he himself is responsible for that. The charges of financial bungling both at CUSAT, Kochi and AMU have reportedly been proved. Still he has not decided to mend his ways and probably he shall not. Can any body tell me why he has engaged CPWD for the University constructions involving crores of Rupees when there is a full fledged in house Building Department for the purpose. Is it because they reportedly pay “commission” very quietly and are known to have institutionalized it? Only God knows. He engaged CPWD in Kochi also. The same experiment he is successfully repeating in Aligarh. ‘Honesty should not only be practiced but also it should appear to have been practiced’. Every body knows but can do nothing. Tuk Tuk Deedum- Dum na Kashidum”. A Maulana, while explaining the ‘Shirk’ in a lecture said; if you add a drop of urine to a bucket full of milk, it will make the whole milk impure. Barring Murarji Desai as it might be an Amrit for him, it is Haram for Muslims. Likewise, we the Aligarh fraternity, cannot tolerate for a second to find the Head of this great seat of learning involved in corruption. Had he been noble, he would have quit this august office on his own after the above reports. What face has he, now, to talk about Muslim educational uplift or Special Centres, again where crores of Rupees are involved. How such a person can be relied upon?

This reminds me of Sir Shah Sulaiman. He was Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court and then moved to Federal Court (the Supreme Court) as also the Vice-Chancellor of AMU. He came on the week ends to Aligarh and worked for two days (Saturday and Sunday). Usually he used to come directly to the VC office from the Railway station. V.C. office was housed in a room, adjacent to Victoria Gate on the west wing of the upper floor. He himself used to put on lights of his office and worked for the whole day till late in night. Thereafter, some times he went to the Phoos Ka Bangla (The V.C. Lodge, which was a thatched cottage that time and was known as Phoos Ka Bangla) in the night but most often he used to sleep on the roof of S.S. Hall (west) itself in front of his office. He took his food from the S.S. Hall Dining Hall (Lunch and dinner both). The bearer of Sir Shah Sulaiman, who made his bed on the roof and served food to him, narrated this story to me whom I happened to see as he was alive when I was a student. When leaving for Allahabad or Delhi on the night of Sundays he religiously put off the lights. Dr. Azis Saheb must not feel happy that he is following the footsteps of Sir Shah Sulaiman as he took his food from the S.S. Hall Dining Hall and Dr. Azis is eating from the University Guest House because at the end of every month Sir Sulaiman paid for his food to S.S. Hall and electricity charges of his office. He worked honorary and did not charge salary from the University.
Bhai Ali Rizvi Saheb, now tell me where our Hon'ble V.C. finds himself fit in the galaxy of the Vice Chancellors like Sir Ross Masood, Sir Ziauddin, Sir Shah Sulaiman, Dr. Zakir Husain, Col. B.H. Zaidi, Mr. Tayyabji, Prof. Khusroo, Mr. S. Hamid, Mr. Hamid Ansari and lately Mr. Naseem Ahmad etc. What is his level? He has discredited himself by his own deeds. No body is responsible for that. Has he courage to compare his way of living like Nawabs with wasteful expenditures at the cost of the University with that of the most simple life of Sir Shah Sulaiman. Though there was the title 'Shah' in his name but he lived like a Gada. Sir Sulaiman and others are, and shall ever be known for their sacrifices they made for this great seat of learning and Dr. Azis shall be known for …..?

Wassalam, regards,

Nafees Ahmad,
Ph.D. (1968),
Professor of Ophthalmic Biochem. Rtd,
G-2, Dream Homes, S.S. Nagar, Aligarh.
Ph: 9319096230

AMU Campuses vs Special Centres vs Visitor’s Permission

Prof. Azis declared that the according of the permission by the Visitor to establish Centres (under Section 12[2] of AMU Act) at Murshidabad (the constituency of the very powerful Shri Pranab Mukherjee, believed to be the force behind it) and Mallapuram (Prof. Azis’s home State) is the happiest moment of his life.

Because he has served the Congress bosses well or served the AMU, Aligarh movement and Muslims at large - Having made no secret of the admission policy by Prof. Azis (though not authorized) that there shall be no quota and admissions shall be made on the basis of All India Entrance test, and status of the proposed Centres is not known as the Minority Status of AMU itself is not known (case pending in Supreme Court) where is the confusion. These Centres have nothing to do with Muslims the way AMU has. It is a different matter that Prof. Azis, the AMU, VC has preferred to sit on the other side of the fence.

Legality and Academic aspects:

Under Section 12(2) the Visitor is empowered to permit establishment of’ Special Centres’, ‘Special Labs’, etc and not Centres. ‘Special Centre’ and Centre are not synonymous as Centre is treated equivalent to department (rightly or wrongly) while ‘Special Centre’ is only a supplementary facility to an existing department.

Furthermore, if a Centre (i.e. a department) is intended, the amendment of the Statutes is a must [Statutes 20(2)(b)]

Therefore, if the Visitor intended to accord permission for a ‘Centre’ it is clearly beyond her powers and a blunder, and the error or the oversight needs to be rectified forthwith, before the President is dragged into controversies.

If we recall, it was till yesterday and all the way, ‘AMU Campuses’ and the VC was making all the tall claims and has even taken several step (unauthorized). But this turn around has a very strong reason- no University can establish two identical departments/ Centres, leave alone Campuses.

Finally but undeniably AMU is debarred from establishing a Campus/ a department/ a Centre/ Special Centre, whatever, beyond 25kms of the University Mosque under the Section 5(9A) of the AMU, Act, so that the Residential character remains protected.

The Govt. is playing game with AMU and the Muslims, for electoral gains, by making false and impracticable promises and unfortunately the honourable VC, whose helpfulness is too well known now, has played in the powerful hands of the Govt. in this brazen way. Are we so helpless???

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

AMU Campuses: Legal Impossibility Rather a Fraud: Some Pertinent Questions and Answers

A.M.U. Campuses: Legal Impossibility rather a Fraud: Some Pertinent Questions and Answers.

The Aligarh Muslim University has its own legal system based on its Act, Statutes (passed by the Parliament), Ordinances and Regulations. Policy decisions are taken by the Authorities of the University, namely, the Court, Executive Council, Academic Council, Faculties and Finance Committee in their respective spheres, jointly or otherwise, as per the laid down procedures. The Vice-Chancellor is the principal executive and academic Officer (salaried) officer of the University and is duty bound to give effect to the decisions of all the Authorities of the University under Section 19(2) of the University Act and ensure observance of rules (Statute 3 (2)).

The establishment of AMU campuses, if any, is a major policy matter which requires amendment of the Statutes as various departments shall be created. The procedure is provided in Section 28(3) of the Act. The process of amendment is to be initiated at the level of Faculty/ Faculties and then it is passed on to the Academic Council, Executive Council, University Court and the Finance Committee and then to the Visitor for approval. The procedure has not been followed nor shall any attempt made to amend the necessary Statutes, knowingly fully well that such an action does not lie in the ambit of the AMU Act.

1. Therefore, for public consumption, in his usual best, Prof. Azis maintained that amendment to the Statutes is not required and mere permission of the Visitor is suffice (to put the record straight, even the permission of the Visitor has not been obtained, which shall certainly be not forthcoming and what about the restriction of 25km). This is the height of dishonesty and highhandedness, unbecoming of a Vice-Chancellor to bring disrepute and irreparable harm to the University to carry out the designs of the powers for their political gains on one hand and personal gains on the other. It is indeed shameful and disgusting, rather intolerable.

2. The Aligarh Muslim University is an autonomous Residential Muslim University and protection to this basic character is well enshrined under its laws.

The University is not entitled to establish basic teaching units, the departments/centres (synonymous) nor special centres, laboratories to supplement the needs of the existing departments beyond 25 km of the University Mosque (Section 5 (9-A) of the University Act). It is this feature which makes it a residential non-affiliating University. It was precisely because of this reason that Mr. Hamid Ansari had to hurriedly close down the Centres illegally and unauthorisedly established by Mr.Mahmoodur Rahman in Dubai and South India. (The fact that the respectable teachers were in agreement on these occasions tell a different story but a sorry state).

3. As a general rule, no University in the Country is entitled to establish two identical departments nor the MHRD and UGC so empowered. How then, the AMU be permitted to establish a college consisting of departments, leave alone a campus. (Moreover, AMU Act does not have the jurisdiction for establishing a Campus of its own and no amendments to the Act can provide for it). The University does not have the power even to create a post of a teacher without going through the process of creation within the University and obtaining the sanction of the MHRD/UGC thereupon.

Statute 20 (2) of the University Statutes mandates that no department shall be established or abolished except by the Statutes. Therefore, establishment of a Faculty, College or Campus comprising different departments warrants amendment of Statute 20(b). The assertion of the Vice Chancellor that amendment to the Statutes is not required is totally misleading, erroneous, mischievous and dishonest.

4. All claims, announcements and steps taken by an over enthusiastic Prof. Azis, with regard to the establishment of the five A.M.U. Campuses are unauthorized, illegal and ultra vires of the Act and Statutes which surely make a good case to launch legal criminal proceedings against him.

5. The MHRD and UGC, on their part cannot plead ignorance of the entire rigmarole and their connivance with Prof. Azis for past twelve months extending all possible support clandestinely for their ulterior motives. This does not augur well for MHRD, UGC or UPA.

6. How could the allocation of 25 crores each for Murshidabad and Mallapuram for establishing the Campuses be made? The Parliament seems to have been misled in allocating funds for Murshidabad and Mallapuram Campuses in the budget of 2009 full facts seem to have not been placed before in the House regarding the legality and feasibility of these Campuses.

7. The belief of the protagonists of AMU Campuses has turned out to be a mere myth and shattered the hopes of the Muslim Community. With the categorical assertion by Prof. Azis that there shall be no quota and admissions shall be made on the basis of open all India competition.

8. How can these Campuses, thousands of miles away from Aligarh, be managed and administered effectively by the A.M.U from Aligarh? It is humanly impossible. It would be rather more proper for Prof. Azis to sit in Aligarh and try to administer the University properly.

9. Prof. Azis, on his own, has announced the courses to be taught at these Campuses and the teaching schedule without any formal decision by the University’s relevant authorities (Board of Studies, Faculty, Academic Council and Executive Council). Is this the way to deal with such an important matter? Is it desirable to leave a University to the whims of an individual and that too of the intent and repute of Prof. Azis?

All these exercises wrapped in half truths and brazen untruths projected as glittering promises never meant to be taken seriously. It is time for the Muslim Community to guard itself against these platitudes and seductive slogans rather a fraud being placed on them. The only beneficiary appears to be the UPA in general and Minister for Finance, Mr. Pranab Mukerjee in particular who found an opportunity to nurse his constituency at the expense of public funds and enhance his electoral prospects. Hon`ble Prof. Azis would be a natural beneficiary in various ways to the best of his satisfaction, and our dismay and displeasure.

Prof. Ziauddin Ahmed (Retd)

Dept of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh, India

AMU Visitor’s Inquiry resumed against Prof. Azis

AMU Visitor’s Inquiry resumed against Prof. Azis But the hon’ble Prof. Azis maintains, ‘the allegations of corruption are a myth’. How uncharitable on the part of the apparently friendly MHRD to order the Inquiry and defame the noble soul. The new Inquiry committee to go into the allegations against Prof. Abdul Azis the Vice-Chancellor is headed by Justice B.A. Khan and Justice Akbar Baroocha is required to submit the report by May end. At its first meeting held on 05.04.2010 at Delhi (not Aligarh) it made clear that the Inquiry is against the hon’ble Prof. Azis and not the University and party to the Inquiry are people who are against the VC and those who are supporting the VC and signatories (all teachers) of the so-called counter allegations. Thus the confusion which was all along deliberately created by Prof. Azis to hoodwink the masses, is removed Consequently, Shri Ejaz Maghbool who has been appointed as University Counsel at a whooping fee of about Rs. 90000/- per hearing was asked by the Committee not to appear as there are no allegations against the University. Prof. Azis has been asked to appear on 10th May to plead his case or send a lawyer for the purpose. The earlier Inquiry committee headed by Justice Fakhruddin was more friendly, liberal and democratic in its approach. At the very outset, it invited all the members of the Court, EC and AC (a total of over 200) and sought their approval to continue the Inquiry and even invited complaints, if any. How sweet and considerate of it. It was in a way free for all and would have taken a life time to complete the Inquiry. Fortunately, difference cropped up between the Chairman and the member forcing the member to resign. The Chairman followed suit and resigned and the Committee had to be disbanded. It was in Oct, 2009 but the Ministry who is soft towards the extremely cooperative Prof. Azis, dragged it feet and took four long months to re-constitute the Committee. From the way the new committee endeared itself we may hope that report would appear within the two months of the specified time. Does it not lie in the domain of the Inquiry Committee to demand the removal of Prof. Azis from office during the pendency of the Inquiry so that fair and unhindered inquiry could be conducted as is the rule elsewhere in the country? The position taken by Shri Kapil Sibal that the AMU Act does provide for removal of VC is too simplistic and deliberate and intended to assist the most non-co-operative Prof. Azis. Shall no one be punished for a murder, as the AMU Act does not provide for it in so many words? Prof. Ziauddin Ahmad (Retd,) Department of Botany Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh