IMPHAL, June 9 (NNN): The authority of Manipur University (MU) has been accused of tampering the original circular dispatched to all the Central Universities by the Union Grants Commission (UGC), Ministry of Human Resource Development.
All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) today alleged that the mala fide intention of Manipur University (MU) authority has once again surfaced its ugly head by tampering the original circular dispatched to all the Central Universities by UGC/HRD by speed post on March 23, 2016 wherein the salutation “Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal-795003, Manipur” has been INSERT IGNOREed in original circular. It said that normally UGC sends circular in general without naming any Central Universities in the address, adding that in any general circular “the Registrar, all Central Universities” is the salutation.
But the circular of the March 23 bears the name “Manipur University” in full address. A copy enclosed in the same circular vide the letter number F.21-2/2015 (CU) dated 32-03-2016 does not specify any particular varsity. The salutation begins with “the Registrar all Central Universities and Principals, UCMs, and not as “the Registrar, Manipur University.”
The union said the Deans’ resolution on 7.5 percent in admission for ST and the subsequent agitations launched inside the MU campus for and against the reservation norms had hit hard the erstwhile peaceful academic environment forcing alteration in academic schedule and creating a trust deficit between the tribal and non-tribal.
It demanded that the Government of Manipur and UGC/HRD investigate the matter promptly and the culprits be booked and punished under relevant IPC for tampering the document of UGC/HRD.
