{"id":2720,"date":"2023-06-22T11:59:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T06:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=2720"},"modified":"2023-06-22T11:59:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T06:29:11","slug":"south-asian-university-suspends-four-teachers-for-misconduct-accused-of-inciting-student-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=2720","title":{"rendered":"South Asian University Suspends Four Teachers for \u2018Misconduct\u2019, Accused of \u2018Inciting Student Protest\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;background:#f3f3f3;padding:0 15px 10px 10px;border-bottom:5px solid #e1261c\">\n<div style=\"width:510px;padding-top:10px;position:relative;height:350px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_bimg\">\n<figure style=\"line-height:0;width:510px;height:340px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"In September 2022, the students started a protest after the university administration revised the stipend for master\u2019s students from Rs 5,000 to 3,000 (Representative image)\" title=\"In September 2022, the students started a protest after the university administration revised the stipend for master\u2019s students from Rs 5,000 to 3,000 (Representative image)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=510&amp;height=356\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\"\/><\/figure>\n<p style=\"line-height:18px;position:absolute;bottom:0;background:linear-gradient(transparent,#000);left:0;right:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:12px;color:#fff;padding:32px 10px 5px;min-height:55px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 imageCaption\">In September 2022, the students started a protest after the university administration revised the stipend for master\u2019s students from Rs 5,000 to 3,000 (Representative image)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width:359px;padding-top:10px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_bnow_box\">\n<h2 style=\"min-height:24px;font-size:14px;line-height:24px;color:#3f3f3f;font-weight:400\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\">The four teachers have been accused of \u201cinciting students against\u2026 the interest of the University\u201d in violation of the university\u2019s code of conduct<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article_ContentWrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624\">\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Four professors of Delhi\u2019s South Asian University (SAU) have been suspended over allegations of misconduct. They have been accused of \u201cinciting students against\u2026 the interest of the University\u201d in violation of the university\u2019s code of conduct.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">The suspensions come months after the university \u2014 an initiative of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) grouping \u2014 was rocked by student protests seeking an increase in the monthly stipend for Master\u2019s and PhD programmes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">The faculty members who have been suspended are Dr Snehashish Bhattacharya from the Faculty of Economics, Dr Srinivas Burra from the Faculty of Legal Studies, Dr Irfanullah Farooqi from the Faculty of Social Sciences, and Dr Ravi Kumar from the Faculty of Social Sciences.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">The suspension letter, dated 16 June, has been accessed by ThePrint. It cites \u2018clauses 7.8 and 38\u2019 of the SAU regulations, which give the university president the power to suspend professors for misconduct.<\/p>\n<p><nonfly class=\"article_mad\" adunit=\"NW18_ENG_Desktop\/NW18_ENG_JOBS\/NW18_ENG_JOBS_AS\/NW18_ENG_JOBS_AS_ROS_MID_728\" slotid=\"nw18-dynamic-div-8142361_3_10\" id=\"new_ad_4\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">The letter says a further investigation is underway, and directs the four teachers \u201cnot to leave the station without permission, vacate their offices, return their office computers and identity cards, and register their attendance on all working days in the offices of their respective deans\u201d.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">One of the suspended faculty members, who did not wish to be named, told The Indian Express, \u201cThis looks like a targeted action against four people in the university who were simply trying to tell the administration to resolve the issues amicably.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">\u201cThe university has accused the faculty members of instigating students to protest; failure to perform appropriate duties and; association with a Marxist study circle,\u201d said another faculty member, who has been suspended.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">In September 2022, the students started a protest after the university administration revised the stipend for master\u2019s students from Rs 5,000 to 3,000. They demanded that instead of being reduced, the stipends should be increased to Rs 7,000. Although the university first revised the stipend amount to Rs 4,000 and then back to Rs 5,000, the students\u2019 protest continued. The university, however, refused to meet the Rs 7,000 stipend demand.<\/p>\n<p><videocarousel\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">In November, the university issued orders announcing expulsion, rustication or suspension of five students, after which 15 faculty members wrote an email to the university community, expressing concerns regarding the actions of the university administration, which \u201cwere taken without following any due process\u201d.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">The university constituted a fact-finding committee in May this year to inquire into the involvement of faculty members in the protest.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 authorBox21 article_author\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 author_box\">\n<div class=\"author_box_inner\">\n<div class=\"img_box1 author_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2022\/08\/damini-solanki.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=70&amp;height=70\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text1 author_content\"><a class=\"smalldesc1 author_name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/damini-solanki.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Damini Solanki<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div>Damini Solanki, a News Trainee with News18.com, is always looking for stories. 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