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.
