New Delhi, February 17 A student from Hansraj College here has alleged that he was asked to appear before the college authorities along with his parents on February 20, in a vindictive manner.
According to the student, this development came days after he filed multiple applications under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, seeking information about the college administration, and participated in a protest where students alleged that a sporting event had to be cancelled as the college ground was being used as the venue for the wedding of the principal's son.
Professor of economics and student welfare committee convenor Vinod Kumar Mayla confirmed that the college has sent an email to the student. "We have called him to hear out his grievances, as he has been quite vocal about disagreements. We want to understand his concerns," Mayla said.
According to the email sent by the convenor of the Special Core Sub Discipline Committee, the student, Parth Srivastava, has been asked to appear in the principal's office. "Compliance is mandatory. Failure to appear will invite strict disciplinary action," the email has said.
The fourth-year philosophy student has accused the college administration of resorting to disciplinary action after he raised his grievances.
"The college is taking disciplinary action against me after I filed multiple RTI queries seeking information about the COVID-19 fund and raising questions about NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) rankings," Srivastava told