JU forms committee to maintain academic atmosphere in campus

Jadavpur University authorities today constituted a committee to restrict entry of outsiders and ensure academic atmosphere is maintained in the campus.
The committee has four Deans, representatives from students unions and Registrar Pradip Ghosh, a senior university official told PTI after attending a meeting.
To a question that the varsity authorities will issue any identity cards for visitors to the university, the official said "This issue did not come up."
An anti-drug rally comprising students, teachers and non-teaching staff, is proposed to be taken out in the campus in July to spread awareness among students and to show JU has always been on the forefront in such campaign, one of the participating JU teachers at the meeting, said.

The committee, which will examine allegations of drug abuse at the campus among other issues, will draft guidelines within a week, the teacher said.
The panel also has representatives from SFI, AIDSO, TMCP and other student unions from both Arts and Engineering faculties as well as members of JUTA and All Bengal University Teachers' Association (ABUTA) - JU unit, the university official said.

Registrar Ghosh told reporters after the meeting that "There was no acrimony in the meeting and we arrived at a consensus."
Vice-Chancellor Prof Suranjan Das refused to comment on the deliberations saying "This is our internal issue."

Convenor of ABUTA-JU, Goutam Maity, said "The meeting decided on forming a student-teacher squad which will be moving around the campus and sensitising students for acting against any unlawful activity within the campus."
DSO general secretary, JU, Pijush Guha said "We have submitted a memorandum to the VC alleging there has been consumption of drug and liquor in the campus for years and he patiently heard all sides, but did not comment."
General Secretary of AFSU-JU Debraj Debnath, said "The committee will consist of all stakeholders to maintain the academic excellence of JU and we will coordinate with the authorities.

"We had also urged the VC to keep elected JU student representatives in future meetings," he said.
To a question on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee making comments about entry of outsiders in JU campus at a recent administrative meeting, both JUTA and SFI representatives said "The issue came up, but there was not much discussion on it.
A TMCP representative, however, said the issue was discussed threadbare and the committee will examine it.