IMPHAL, July 2 NNN : Talks between the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Students\u2019 Union (IGNTUSU), Regional Campus Manipur and the University authority could not break ice on Tuesday.
\nFollowing this development, the tribal students\u2019 body has decided to continue its agitation which has been going on since June 25. The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Students\u2019 Union (IGNTUSU), Regional Campus, Manipur strongly condemned the University Headquarter for not addressing the demands and needs of the students even after one week of their agitation.
\nMeanwhile. the tribal students\u2019 body warned that it will be the sole responsibility of the varsity authority for any untoward incident.
\nThe students\u2019 of the varsity also once again appealed to all the student organisations, student leaders, intellectuals, social activists, politicians and other like-minded people to extend full support to the IGNTUSU, sidelining any difference if any, in order to rescue this only institution for higher studies in the name of tribals in Manipur.
\nOn June 27, the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Students\u2019 Union (IGNTUSU), Regional Campus, Manipur had strongly condemned the university authority headquarter
\nAmarkantak (MP) for non-compliance to the legitimate needs and demands forwarded through the Regional Director in charge.
\n\u201cThe students\u2019 have time and again, demanded for immediate implementation of approved written ordinances and separate budget for the Regional Campus of the varsity. However
\nto the grief of the students\u2019 the university headquarter has been trying to appease the students by sending draft ordinances, and budget which does not have its final approval. The
\nUniversity Authority had failed to comply unfortunately till date. Therefore, the students of the varsity are compel to close down the university campus indefinitely with effect from
\ntoday, the 25th of June, 2013 until the incompetent Vice- Chancellor is removed from his post and the legitimate demands of the students\u2019 are fulfilled. The University Authority
\nshould be solely responsible for any untoward incident during the course of agitation,\u201d had IGNTUSU warned.
\nReasons why the students of IGNTU-RCM took the extreme step of closing down the university campus at this critical juncture from June 25 when important works like admission
\nprocess and many other is going on are that the University Act has a vague reservation policy. The Students\u2019 had sought clear cut reservation policy in terms of recruitment\/appointment and admission since it launched its first agitation in 2010 and till date. Unfortunately, nothing concrete policy in this regard has been made.
\nThe students\u2019 body then said ordinances of both Regional Campus & Regional Director (RC & RD) has never been approved, but the university authority keeps fooling the students in this regard saying that it is already approved. \u201cIf it were already approved, why it was not implemented,\u201d it had asked.
\nIt also stated that separate Budget ordinances too remained un-approved till date. If the authority there (headquarter) remain the same, the students have nothing to hope for. So we demand immediate removal of the VC Prof. Chandra Deo Singh and in no circumstances should his tenure be extended nor re-instated.
\nStaffs, both teaching and non-teaching, hardly meet the needs of the varsity. For this, the demands of the students to regularized part-time employees remained un-answered. Apart from its refusal to regularize the part-timers, there is no step for fresh recruitment till date. So, any recruitment without clear cut reservation policy will be opposed tooth and nail from now.
\nBooks and other study materials were never made available as per the syllabus provided by the university. A university with only few hundred books and publications will not serve the needs of the students and scholars.M.Phil course for Political Science was started with just one year in 2009 .<\/p>\n\n