Samajwadi Party Protests Demolition Orders at Jauhar University
The notice could shut down the 250-acre campus, while students protest and officials say only two of the 40 buildings had valid approvals.
- The Rampur Development Authority issued a notice on July 15 to demolish 38 of 40 buildings at Mohammad Ali Jauhar University by August 5, effectively shutting down the 250-acre institution founded by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan.
- District Magistrate Ajay Dwivedi, Vice-Chairman of the Rampur Development Authority, says the university was given ample time to respond to irregularities before the demolition notice, citing unapproved building maps and improper land use designations.
- Students launched an indefinite sit-in against the order, with 26-year-old Mohd Shoaib, an M. Pharma student, stating, "Our future is at stake," as about 2,400 students fear degree invalidation.
- The administration established a Student Counselling Centre to facilitate transfers, largely to Guru Jambeshwar University, but affected students are rejecting the option, asserting, "We do not wish to go anywhere else."
- Rampur district lacks other universities, with the nearest institution 50 km away in Moradabad, a concern compounded by the district's low literacy rates recorded in the 2011 Census.
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Keep the bulldozers away from Jauhar University
While attending the first Round Table Conference in London in 1930, writer-poet and freedom fighter Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar boldly told the British Raj, “If you do not give us freedom in India, you will have to give me a grave here.” Soon after this episode, Jauhar died and the British were spared the trouble of finding a place for his grave as his body was shipped to Palestine and interred inside Masjid Al Aqsa, one of Islam’s holiest shri…
‘Change its name if you have to… don’t end our careers’: At Jauhar University, a campus fears demolition, women voices loudest
Even ex-students are worried about the worth of their degrees now. The colleges being offered as alternative are affiliated to a univ that is “too far” say women students, came up just a year ago, does not have a campus yet
SP delegation to knock on Rampur DM’s door amid bulldozer threat to Jauhar University
The party has termed the Rampur Development Authority’s (RDA) demolition order “contrary to the spirit of the Constitution” and a violation of the Right to Education. “This move will deprive thousands of poor, backward, and Dalit students of access to higher education,” the SP said in a statement. The party also appealed to students and their parents to unite in saving the institution.
Samajwadi Party to Send 28-member Delegation to Rampur on July 23 to Protest Jauhar University Demolition
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Samajwadi Party (SP), on the instructions of National President Akhilesh Yadav, has constituted a high-level 28-member delegation to visit Rampur on July 23. India News | Samajwadi Party to Send 28-member Delegation to Rampur on July 23 to Protest Jauhar University Demolition.
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