Aliah Univ sets up disciplinary committee

The state-run Aliah University has formed a disciplinary committee which will decide what action will be taken action against students who had gheraoed the Vice-Chancellor and other senior university staff for two days, an official said on Sunday.

Vice-Chancellor Muhammed Ali told reporters here on Sunday that a group of students stormed into his office room, in New Town campus on November 20, shouting slogans and then gheraoed him, the Registrar and senior faculty members for 48 hours.

"Following the November 20 incident a disciplinary committee has been formed to take action against those involved in the incident who have been identified and it will submit its findings to the Executive Council, the highest decision-making body of the institute to give assent to the recommendations," Ali said.

He said whatever action will be taken is within the provisions of University Act.

To another question, the VC said while the agitating students were holding the banner of Trinamool Chhatra Parishad Students Union, "there is no elected students unit in the university but we will hold students union elections in coming days."