Four AMU Proctorial team members resign amid fee hike protests, allegations of student mistreatment
Aligarh: Four members of Aligarh Muslim University’s Proctorial team resigned on Thursday amid ongoing protests against the recent fee hike, following demands from demonstrators for their removal over alleged mistreatment of students during a sit-in.
Those who stepped down are Prof. Syed Ali Nawaz Zaidi (Deputy Proctor, Department of Law), Prof. Mohammad Asif (Deputy Proctor, Department of Economics), Dr. Anwar Ahmad (Assistant Proctor, Department of Commerce), and Dr. Imran Ahmad Usmani (Assistant Proctor, AMU Girls School).
An official memorandum stated their resignations were accepted by the Vice-Chancellor “on their own request, duly forwarded and recommended by the Proctor, AMU” with immediate effect. The memo did not mention the reason for the resignations.
The move comes after students accused Proctorial staff of using physical force to disperse a peaceful sit-in at Baab-e-Syed Gate on August 4. Videos circulating online showed members shouting at protesters to leave, throwing away bedding laid for the sit-in, and allegedly manhandling students.
Vice-Chancellor Naima Khatoon earlier assured that a separate committee would investigate the August 4 incident. Tensions on campus rose further after Uttar Pradesh Police, allowed entry later that week, allegedly assaulted protesting students, drawing widespread criticism.
Meanwhile, the Academic Council, in a meeting on August 14, approved measures to address fee hike concerns. It recommended that any increase for continuing students should not exceed 20% of the previous year’s rates, to be implemented in phases, with concessions or instalment options for students from economically weaker sections. The Council also urged the University to explore alternative revenue sources, including alumni contributions and hosting national-level examinations.
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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).
