This Article is From Jan 13, 2020

"Don't Feel Secure On Campus": JNU Teachers' Body To Centre

In a meeting with HRD Ministry officials, a five-member JNUTA delegation reiterated their demand for removal of Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar.

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Over 30 people had been injured in JNU attack last week (File)

New Delhi:

The JNU Teachers' Association (JNUTA) on Monday told the Human Resource Development Ministry that they "do not feel secure" on the campus and the atmosphere there was not conducive for academic activities.

In a meeting with HRD Ministry officials, a five-member JNUTA delegation reiterated their demand for removal of Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar.

"We do not feel secure on campus, atmosphere not conducive for academic activities. Students who left campus after violence scared to return, how can we resume teaching," JNUTA President D K Lobiyal told the ministry officials.

Classes were supposed to begin in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday but could not start due to boycott by teachers and students.

The teachers'' association has given a call for ''non-cooperation'' in academic matters over a range of issues, including that of fee hike and the January 5 violence when a masked mob attacked students and teachers.

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