Teachers' association submits memorandum to HRD Ministry demanding JNU VC's removal

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA) submitted a memorandum to the HRD Ministry on Thursday, demanding the removal of the vice-chancellor.

The students' union and the teachers' association of the university took out a joint march to the ministry to put forth their demands. A delegation of students and teachers was taken to meet ministry officials.

The JNUTA submitted a memorandum, which accused "the JNU administration headed by the Vice-Chancellor" of being responsible for the "orgy of violence in JNU" on Sunday.

"It is evident that without the connivance of the administration and the JNU security, the entry into the campus of several of the goons, who were not from the campus, and their subsequent exit without being caught would not have been possible," the JNUTA said.

The absence of any action for several hours by the security guards or police to stop the violence, despite being informed of it, also revealed the alleged complicity of the administration in ...