As of
today, the credible image of university has been distorted by the
sexual harassment case reported from a prestigious faculty at AMU
against a now suspended, senior professor of the university creating a
bad name of the campus.
We, the students at AMU find it our primary responsibility to stand for honour and dignity of the institution and all that is associated with our alma mater. In this regard we voice our concerns through this protest march.
In the light of above mentioned, we voice our concerns regarding this issue for the following reasons.
1. No one, may it be a student or a teacher has a right to tarnish the image of the university. So we demand fast track action in law faculty sexual harassment case and whosoever is found guilty through a free and fair enquiry must be severely punished to send clear message that AMU cannot be taken hostage by the any sick elements. Action must be made public so that entire nation comes to know that AMU does not give a free hand to people with criminal attitude. We demand everyone to follow the due course of law and standards of Justice at AMU.
2. Gender violence against anybody, student or faculty, guest or bonafide, cannot be accepted as a norm and ignored, and the victim cannot be left alone to fight for justice. Social pressures or like cannot be accepted as hindrances in justice delivery system. We demand an end to any sort of gender violence to maintain the sanctity of the institution. Administration must make fast track arrangement to check those people who are inclined to gender violence or have any such record in the past.
3. The safety of our sisters is our primary concern and there cannot be any concession on that. So the official body of AMU working for the purpose (CASHFGS) cannot stay senescent and irresponsive. Its mere existence does not solve the purpose. We demand for an updated, empowered, functional body of CASHFGS (Committee against sexual harassment and for gender sensitization) with mass awakening programs and easy executive tendencies. It must be funded properly, made accountable and ensured a root level contact with female students at AMU.
4. The cultural legacy of AMU, as visioned by the founder of alma mater, needs to be maintained at any cost. Those events, discourses and shows that are organised in the campus and do not reflect our civilization and the historical background of the university cannot be allowed to demolish the prestige the heartland of Muslims in India. This event cannot be taken in isolation because such miss happening are a result of continuous moral degradation; promotion of indecent ideas, nurturing of western culture and transgression of the limits set by Islam. We demand a policy shift to uphold modesty and demand an end to all that deprives us from our great values. We don’t think of this particular case in isolation but take these types of heinous events as a result of continuous moral degradation; promotion of indecent ideas, nurturing of western culture and transgression of the limits set by Islam.
5. We demand media to be ethical in reporting and not to present AMU like other infamous institutions where sexual harassment is a routine. We convey media to present AMU as it is, and not to create an awkward image of AMU, as we believe that against some odds, AMU is yet the safest campus in the nation. We request media to support our cause till the justice is delivered. We also request media to cover our protest march from jama masjid to bab e syed to give voice to students at AMU.
THANK YOU
AMU STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE (an amalgam of various students organisation at AMU) supported by Jammu Kashmir Alig Association.
We, the students at AMU find it our primary responsibility to stand for honour and dignity of the institution and all that is associated with our alma mater. In this regard we voice our concerns through this protest march.
In the light of above mentioned, we voice our concerns regarding this issue for the following reasons.
1. No one, may it be a student or a teacher has a right to tarnish the image of the university. So we demand fast track action in law faculty sexual harassment case and whosoever is found guilty through a free and fair enquiry must be severely punished to send clear message that AMU cannot be taken hostage by the any sick elements. Action must be made public so that entire nation comes to know that AMU does not give a free hand to people with criminal attitude. We demand everyone to follow the due course of law and standards of Justice at AMU.
2. Gender violence against anybody, student or faculty, guest or bonafide, cannot be accepted as a norm and ignored, and the victim cannot be left alone to fight for justice. Social pressures or like cannot be accepted as hindrances in justice delivery system. We demand an end to any sort of gender violence to maintain the sanctity of the institution. Administration must make fast track arrangement to check those people who are inclined to gender violence or have any such record in the past.
3. The safety of our sisters is our primary concern and there cannot be any concession on that. So the official body of AMU working for the purpose (CASHFGS) cannot stay senescent and irresponsive. Its mere existence does not solve the purpose. We demand for an updated, empowered, functional body of CASHFGS (Committee against sexual harassment and for gender sensitization) with mass awakening programs and easy executive tendencies. It must be funded properly, made accountable and ensured a root level contact with female students at AMU.
4. The cultural legacy of AMU, as visioned by the founder of alma mater, needs to be maintained at any cost. Those events, discourses and shows that are organised in the campus and do not reflect our civilization and the historical background of the university cannot be allowed to demolish the prestige the heartland of Muslims in India. This event cannot be taken in isolation because such miss happening are a result of continuous moral degradation; promotion of indecent ideas, nurturing of western culture and transgression of the limits set by Islam. We demand a policy shift to uphold modesty and demand an end to all that deprives us from our great values. We don’t think of this particular case in isolation but take these types of heinous events as a result of continuous moral degradation; promotion of indecent ideas, nurturing of western culture and transgression of the limits set by Islam.
5. We demand media to be ethical in reporting and not to present AMU like other infamous institutions where sexual harassment is a routine. We convey media to present AMU as it is, and not to create an awkward image of AMU, as we believe that against some odds, AMU is yet the safest campus in the nation. We request media to support our cause till the justice is delivered. We also request media to cover our protest march from jama masjid to bab e syed to give voice to students at AMU.
THANK YOU
AMU STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE (an amalgam of various students organisation at AMU) supported by Jammu Kashmir Alig Association.
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