\nUnbiased CBI inquiry must be allowed to take place to clean up the corruption destroying the development of this furthermost Central University, NUTA stated in a representation to the Visitor which was submitted through the Rector of NU & Governor of Nagaland, K.Sankaranarayanan at the Raj Bhavan here today.
\n\u201cFor conduct of a free, fair and impartial CBI inquiry, it is a pre-requisite to ask all the concerned Officers under scanner to vacate their office and remove the Vice Chancellor of the Nagaland University from the chair, so that they may not tamper with the records and influence the University employees to depose in their favour before the CBI inquiry\u201d, the representation stated.
\nThe association claimed that the failure to send the VC and University Officers under scanner on leave during the recent inquiry by a Fact Finding Committee has led to false information and records, victimization, threats, harassment and illegal suspension of eight NUTA leaders on false charge.
\nMoreover, it has led to submission of false witnesses of University employees and students leaders without their consent by the Vice Chancellor which was later withdrawn, NUTA alleged.
\nLater addressing a press conference at the History Department, representatives of NUTA officials from all the three campuses led by its CEC President Rosemary Dzuvichu claimed that the Governor and Rector said that the matter was very serious and that he assured them to definitely take up the matter with the Visitor.
\nWhile welcoming the Visitor\u2019s approval and directive for CBI probe into various financial irregularities in the NU, NUTA president termed the act as \u201cLandmark\u201d and expressed hope that the probe would bring change in the university.
\nThe NUTA official also said that the Federation of Central University Teachers\u2019 Association (FEDCUTA) was fully behind the NUTA, and that the association during its meeting with the Union MHRD had clearly put straight its demand for removal of the VC and tainted officers before the CBI probe failing which the association would launch a nationwide agitation.
\nRevealing its further course of action, the NUTA officials informed that it would first meet all the tainted officers including the VC and demand for their stepping down on moral ground. Moreover, it would have series of consultations with the non-teaching staff of the varsity, students\u2019 organizations, NGOs and other civil societies.
\nIn this regard, the association appealed to all concerned including the state government, bureaucrats, students\u2019 organizations, NGOs and civil societies to support NUTA in its quest to clean up the university.
\nReiterating that the demand of the university teachers were genuine and that whatever it was doing today was for the betterment of the future generation, NUTA also reiterated that the association or its members were free from any political affiliation or alienation. \u201cWe\u2019ve received lots of threat and we even have visitors at our home asking as to step down from the post which we\u2019re holding\u201d, the NUTA leaders claimed.
\nNUTA also said that it has gone beyond the boundary of tribal lines trying to clean up the university. \u201cThere are lots of critics of NUTA for its initiative today, but if we don\u2019t do today, the same criticism we\u2019ll face tomorrow as to why we didn\u2019t do and just remained silent\u201d, said NUTA general secretary N. Venuh.
\nAltogether, four University Officials including the Vice Chancellor, Registrar, Controller of Examination and an Assistant Controller of Examination of Nagaland University were reportedly named in the Fact Finding Committee Report submitted to the MHRD earlier. Based on the report, the Visitor of Nagaland University and President of India had recently approved CBI probe into various allegations of financial irregularities in the University.
\nMoreover, the MHRD also served a show cause notice with 10 days dateline to VC Prof. K. Kannan on the alleged violation of the University Act for rejection of the recommendation of the Selection Committee in selection to the post of Lecturer in Tenyidie department and re-advertising the post without seeking the direction of the Visitor and also for setting up Engineering and Management Campus at Dimapur without approval of the Statutory authorities Academic Council and Executive Council of the university.
\nThe ministry while serving the show cause notice to the Vice Chancellor, NU and also informing the University of the Visitor\u2019s approval and directive for CBI probe to identify and prosecute those responsible, directed the VC to instruct all concerned to extend full cooperation to the CBI in facilitating its investigation and also submit an action taken report to the MHRD for submission to the Visitor at the earliest.
\nAmong the major financial irregularities mentioned in the FFC reports included fraudulent withdrawal of University fund amounting to Rs.33.77 lakhs. Another major irregularity was detected following the missing of more than 100 computer sets from the university Engineering and Management campus Dimapur last year in which, the university had instituted an Inquiry which could not made any headway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"