MPs delegation will meet HRD minister to demand removal of JNU VC: Manoj Jha

A delegation of MPs from various parties will be meeting the HRD minister to demand an inquiry against Jawaharlal Nehru University vice chancellor's "misgovernance" and his immediate removal for allegedly violating the JNU Act, said Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha Friday.

Addressing a press conference on issues plaguing the higher education, which was organised by the JNU Teachers' Association and the Students' Union, Jha said the MPs have also moved a notice for a short duration discussion on JNU in Parliament.

The JNUTA and the JNUSU have been at loggerheads with the administration over several issues like compulsory attendance for teachers and students, library fund cuts.

The JNUTA conducted a survey among universities across the world to explore whether marking attendance is a global practice that is followed for academic accountability, said its secretary Avinash Kumar.

"No university/institutes of higher learning in 75 premiere and highly ranked universities spread across 21 countries except one has the practice of faculty signing daily attendance register or using biometrics," he said.

Jha said, "February 2016 is when the first voice of opposition was raised from JNU and today there are many voices. The JNU has became the focal point of dissent."