AMU Teachers Association warns of agitation over delay in appointing regular vice-chancellor
Aligarh (UP) (PTI): Aligarh Muslim University Teachers Association and a few former officer bearers have warned of launching an agitation if there is any further delay in appointing a regular vice-chancellor.
Pro Vice-Chancellor Mohammad Gulrez has been officiating as AMU's vice-chancellor after Tariq Mansoor resigned from the post in April following his nomination as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.
Following a meeting of the office bearers here on Monday evening, the AMU Teachers Association, in a statement, said that it has been four months since Prof. Mansoor resigned from the post of vice-chancellor.
The university is functioning through an ad hoc arrangement under an acting vice-chancellor and it is seriously affecting the state of affairs at the premier institution of higher learning of the country, the teachers body said.
It announced that if the process of appointing a permanent vice-chancellor is delayed further, then they would have no option but to start an agitation.
The statement was also signed by former office bearers of the association.
Secretary of AMU Teachers' Association Obaid Ahmad Siddique told reporters on Tuesday that teachers at the university are increasingly getting concerned that despite continued efforts, the protracted process of setting up a panel from which the next vice-chancellor will be selected has not yet started.
This unprecedented delay in appointing a permanent vice chancellor would cause long-term damage to the institution, he said.
The executive committee of the AMU Teachers Association has also sent a letter to pro vice-chancellor Prof. Mohammad Gulrez and alleged that the delay in appointing a new vice-chancellor could be "deliberate".
The August 28 letter sought to know from Gulrez why has he not started the process of setting up a panel for selecting a vice-chancellor.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
