AAP government interfering in colleges, alleges BJP

New Delhi: The Delhi BJP on Friday alleged that the Arvind Kejriwal government is blackmailing and interfering in the functioning of Delhi University colleges by stopping funds with intent to impose its cadre on governing bodies of 28 colleges.

Raising the issue of a letter sent by a Delhi government’s Education Department to the registrar of Delhi University, the Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari has said that every word of the letter reflects the political frustration of the Kejriwal government and looks like an attack on the autonomous status of the Delhi University.

“It is a matter of concern that the Kejriwal government in its letter of threat to the Delhi University registrar has openly said that funds to the 28 fully aided colleges will not be released till the university accepts the Delhi government’s proposal on Constitution of governing bodies according to its own wishes. Further the letter has put on halt the process to recruit not only permanent but even ad hoc teachers for the 28 colleges,” said Mr Tiwari. Mr Tiwari claimed that as a result the Kejriwal government’s August 30 letter the teaching process in all of these 28 colleges will collapse within next few days jeopardising the careers of lakhs of students and over 2,000 teaching and non teaching staff of these colleges.

“In the  festive month of October it will be almost impossible to give salaries to staff in absence of financial aid from the government. It’s  a conspiracy to disturb the teaching and learning process of students most economically poor background,” added Mr Tiwari.

Mr Tiwari questioned the move since AAP had promised in its manifesto to open more colleges in Delhi but in last two years and nine months they have drawn up no plans for opening of new colleges and today due to the government’s misacts 28 Colleges are on a verge of closure.