SC panel chairman meets AMU authorities, asks varsity to provide reservation to SC/ST students or lose its grants
AGRA: National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Chairman Ram Shankar Katheria has asked AMU authorities to supply reservation to SC/ST and OBC students since the college isn't a "minority" establishment. He mentioned in case the college does now not provide reservation, the grants it receives from the Centre will have to be stopped.
Talking to media after a gathering with the AMU Pro Vice Chancellor Tabassum Shahab, Katheria mentioned that he had asked the AMU management to supply documents, which toughen their claim of being a minority establishment. He mentioned however they weren't in a position to give you the documents nowadays.
"They have been given a month's time to submit the relevant document," he mentioned including that in the event that they fail to take action, they will have to put into effect reservation or the Centre will have to stop their grant. He mentioned, he's going to write a letter to MHRD on this regard after receiving the answer from AMU.
Katheria additionally announced that the Commission would additionally develop into a birthday party on this ongoing case in the apex court docket and would present its stand within a week.
He mentioned that he had known as a gathering of UGC Chairman, Minority fee Chairman and Secretary of MHRD the day past to know whether AMU is the "minority" establishment or now not and they all categorically denied it.
Recalling the occasions since 1968, he mentioned that the Supreme Court, whilst reflecting at the Azeez Basha vs Union of India case, held that AMU was now not a minority establishment. He additionally mentioned that in 1981, the government did not settle for the college's plea of being a minority establishment.
"The university sought the minority institution tag in 1981 but it was not accepted. They should respond as to why they didn't implement reservations before 1981? We want a reply on these questions," he mentioned.
While explaining their stand on "Minority" status to the Institute, Vice Chancellor of the school, Prof Tariq Mansoor mentioned that the college is ruled through AMU Act 1981 which has granted minority status to it and the minority institutions are exempted through the Article 15 (five) from implementing constitutional reservations.
The University clarified that AMU has never adopted the coverage of booking seats for Muslims. "It fairly reserves 50 % seats for inside students without reference to their faith or caste. In the case of AMU, there's a stay order of the apex court docket at the 2005 determination of Allahabad High Court and therefore until the Supreme Court after all determines its minority persona, no trade in its reservation coverage is legally imaginable, Prof Tabassum Shahab, Pro VC, AMU mentioned in a remark.
Prof Shahab further mentioned that Aligarh Muslim University will reply to any queries and questions won from the fee about the reservation factor.
Katheria mentioned, "We had been assembly Aligarh college fraternity for slightly some time over this factor. We now need felony proof of their claims".
The controversy was stoked closing week after the UP CM Yogi Adityanath mentioned minority run institutions like AMU and Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi will have to grant quotas to Dalits and backwards. While the day past Aligarh MP Satish Gautam raised the problem in a letter to the VC AMU hard reservation to these students until the subject is determined through the apex court docket.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been elevating the question of reservation for SC/ST candidates in AMU and Jamia Millia Islamia University.
Talking to media after a gathering with the AMU Pro Vice Chancellor Tabassum Shahab, Katheria mentioned that he had asked the AMU management to supply documents, which toughen their claim of being a minority establishment. He mentioned however they weren't in a position to give you the documents nowadays.
"They have been given a month's time to submit the relevant document," he mentioned including that in the event that they fail to take action, they will have to put into effect reservation or the Centre will have to stop their grant. He mentioned, he's going to write a letter to MHRD on this regard after receiving the answer from AMU.
Katheria additionally announced that the Commission would additionally develop into a birthday party on this ongoing case in the apex court docket and would present its stand within a week.
He mentioned that he had known as a gathering of UGC Chairman, Minority fee Chairman and Secretary of MHRD the day past to know whether AMU is the "minority" establishment or now not and they all categorically denied it.
Recalling the occasions since 1968, he mentioned that the Supreme Court, whilst reflecting at the Azeez Basha vs Union of India case, held that AMU was now not a minority establishment. He additionally mentioned that in 1981, the government did not settle for the college's plea of being a minority establishment.
"The university sought the minority institution tag in 1981 but it was not accepted. They should respond as to why they didn't implement reservations before 1981? We want a reply on these questions," he mentioned.
While explaining their stand on "Minority" status to the Institute, Vice Chancellor of the school, Prof Tariq Mansoor mentioned that the college is ruled through AMU Act 1981 which has granted minority status to it and the minority institutions are exempted through the Article 15 (five) from implementing constitutional reservations.
The University clarified that AMU has never adopted the coverage of booking seats for Muslims. "It fairly reserves 50 % seats for inside students without reference to their faith or caste. In the case of AMU, there's a stay order of the apex court docket at the 2005 determination of Allahabad High Court and therefore until the Supreme Court after all determines its minority persona, no trade in its reservation coverage is legally imaginable, Prof Tabassum Shahab, Pro VC, AMU mentioned in a remark.
Prof Shahab further mentioned that Aligarh Muslim University will reply to any queries and questions won from the fee about the reservation factor.
Katheria mentioned, "We had been assembly Aligarh college fraternity for slightly some time over this factor. We now need felony proof of their claims".
The controversy was stoked closing week after the UP CM Yogi Adityanath mentioned minority run institutions like AMU and Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi will have to grant quotas to Dalits and backwards. While the day past Aligarh MP Satish Gautam raised the problem in a letter to the VC AMU hard reservation to these students until the subject is determined through the apex court docket.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been elevating the question of reservation for SC/ST candidates in AMU and Jamia Millia Islamia University.
SC panel chairman meets AMU authorities, asks varsity to provide reservation to SC/ST students or lose its grants
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