Rajya Sabha member and DU professor uninvited, then re-invited to deliver lecture
Abhinaya Harigovind | 31 August 2023 | Indian Express
Jha, an RJD leader, was scheduled to speak on September 4 on the topic ‘Political Social Work: New Opportunity for Practice’.
RJD leader and Rajya Sabha member Manoj Jha was uninvited and then reinvited on Wednesday by Delhi University’s Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education (CPDHE) for a lecture that he was set to deliver as a part of its refresher course. Jha is also a professor in DU’s Department of Social Work.
Jha, who was invited to be the resource person for an online refresher course for teachers, was scheduled to speak on September 4 on the topic ‘Political Social Work: New Opportunity for Practice’. On Wednesday morning, the CPDHE, via email, informed Jha of its cancellation. While CPDHE Director Geeta Singh maintained on Wednesday afternoon that the lecture was not cancelled and is being “rescheduled”, Jha said he received another invite to deliver the lecture on Wednesday evening – for the same date and time – after the furore over the initial cancellation.