‘Government Doesn’t Want Dissent’: TISS Has Suspended Students’ Unions at 3 Campuses
Sheena Sachdeva | 14 July 2024 | News Careers360
Just before issuing the termination notice to over 100 staff members across the four campuses of Tata Institute of Social Sciences on June 29, TISS suspended the student unions of the Hyderabad and Tuljapur campuses. The emails reached them on June 25. The TISS Mumbai Student Union had already been suspended, in early May. The termination notices to the staff have been withdrawn but the unions remain suspended.
“It seems that the administration was aware of this staff termination and just to avoid any dissent from students, they suspended the union. We have replied to the administration asking for details but no response has been received,” said Chetan Bhalke, vice-president of the Student Union for 2023-24 at TISS Hyderabad…