Ambedkar University Professors Hold Talk on Casteism Outside Entry Gate After Speaker Denied Entry
PTI | 23 August 2024 | The Print
New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) Ambedkar University on Friday refused entry to former DUTA president Nandita Narain on campus for a talk on gender and caste based discrimination in educational institutes, prompting the faculty members to organise the event outside the main gate, the varsity’s faculty association alleged.
Narain was invited by the Ambedkar University Delhi Faculty Association (AUDFA) to deliver an address on the occasion of an ongoing protest by them against their several long-standing issues, including alleged “punishment transfers” of faculty, demotion, and discrimination, among others.
The teacher association organised a vigil week on campus which concluded on Thursday.
“Today’s call was for a lecture on caste and gender discrimination in higher education Institutions and AUDFA invited professor Nandita Narain and Asha Sharma, Delhi Secretary, AIDWA to deliver a talk on this issue,” a member of the AUDFA said.
The member further alleged that “the administration denied permission to conduct the programme and the speakers were stopped at the gate of the university and were denied entry”.
“AUDFA strongly condemns this undemocratic decision of AUD administration which goes against the spirit of the Constitution,” the member said. When contacted, Ambedkar University Vice-chancellor Anu Singh Lather said there was no permission obtained from the administration to hold the event.