New Delhi, April 6 The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students' Union (JNUSU) and Teachers' Association (JNUTA) on Monday released the report of a public inquiry conducted against the vice chancellor on March 16 and 18.
The report, which details the allegations against the vice chancellor, concludes, "... the Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Professor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, is guilty of all the charges framed by the JNUSU and JNUTA. Based on the evidence presented, it is a fitting case for formally demanding her removal from her position."
No immediate response was available from the VC's office.
The JNU campus has recently been embroiled in multiple controversies, starting from early February this year, when the four office-bearers of JNUSU and an ex-president of the students' union were suspended due to "permanent damage to university property" during a previous protest.
This was compounded by the subsequent protests and the alleged casteist remarks made by the JNU VC.
Subsequently, the public inquiry was held to discuss the allegations against the VC and deliberate on the JNUSU's demand that the VC should resign.
According to the report released on Monday, the JNUSU and JNUTA had formally requested the VC to participate in the proceedings "to defend herself against the framed charges".
"However, she neither responded nor defended herself in the public inquiry... This public inquiry against the vice chancellor was planned as a mode of protest, modeled after an official inquiry, but its legitimacy stems not from any statutory authority, but from the collective sentiment of the students and teachers of JNU," the report mentioned.