HC disposes college lecturer's plea after govt assures action on claim about harassment to join RSS
Jabalpur, Jan 24 (PTI): The Madhya Pradesh High Court has disposed of a lecturer's petition alleging that the authorities of a government college were forcing him to join the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) after the state government assured to look into the matter.
The petitioner, a guest faculty at a government college in Majhauli in Sidhi district, claimed that the institution's authorities were forcing him to join the outfit.
A single bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal on Wednesday disposed of the plea without commenting on the merits of the petitioner's claim.
The bench said the state government's advocate, VS Choudhary, submitted that he would direct the superintendent of police (SP), Sidhi, to look into the petitioner's complaints, get them examined, and if there is any real threat perception, will direct the SP to mitigate the same within seven days from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order.
It said the petitioner stated that he is working as a guest faculty (commerce) at the Government Arts and Commerce College at Majhauli and was prescribed by the college authorities to join activities of the RSS.
The bench said the petitioner's counsel submitted that the ideology of the RSS was not in sync with the petitioner's ideology, and he was beaten and threatened when he refused to comply with them.
"He (the petitioner) has already made complaints to the SP and the concerned town inspector, but no action is taken on these complaints," the order noted.
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No need for guv: DMK leader Kanimozhi
Chennai (PTI): Senior DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Friday reiterated her party’s opposition to the office of the governor amid uncertainty over government formation in Tamil Nadu after a fractured election mandate.
Speaking to PTI Videos, Kanimozhi emphasised that the DMK’s demand for the abolition of the governor’s post remained unchanged, especially as questions arise over constitutional propriety during the current political transition.
"Our position that we do not need a governor at all is something the DMK has never changed at any point in time," she said.
When asked about the governor’s actions following the election results—particularly the delay in inviting the leading party to form the government—Kanimozhi pointed to what she described as the "inherent friction" between the office of the governor and the political interests of the state.
She said the current situation "raises a lot of questions" and requires introspection regarding constitutional procedures.
Kanimozhi described the election results as lacking a "clear mandate", which she identified as the primary reason for the prevailing political uncertainty in the state.
"What the people decide is supreme," she said, adding that while the mandate was not decisive, it must be respected.
The Thoothukudi MP attributed the ongoing delays and "many confusions" to the absence of a decisive majority for any single party.
She firmly dismissed rumours about the DMK potentially supporting the AIADMK from outside to help stabilise the government.
She described such reports as mere "speculation" and "rumours".
"We can’t be responding to every rumour," she said, declining to comment on the AIADMK’s claims regarding its numbers to form the government.
The political situation in Tamil Nadu remains fluid as stakeholders await the governor’s next constitutional step in an Assembly where no party has secured a clear majority.
The DMK and AIADMK—both of which suffered significant losses to the TVK—are reportedly exploring tactical manoeuvres to navigate the hung Assembly.
The TVK, with 108 seats and the support of Congress’s five MLAs, is still short of the majority mark. The DMK and AIADMK secured 59 and 47 seats, respectively.
