Probe ordered against AMU V-C

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 05:45:13 PM, ummid.com News Desk

New Delhi: The HRD ministry has ordered an inquiry into a series of allegations against Aligarh Muslim University’s vice-chancellor PK Abdul Aziz. The charges against him include financial, administrative and academic impropriety, reported Times of India Tuesday.
 

According to Times News Network, HRD minister Kapil Sibal confirmed that a probe had been ordered. Sources said it was ordered after Aziz’s response to the show cause notice issued by the President, who is AMU’s visitor, was not found satisfactory. In fact, a section of the executive council (EC) has disputed the reply given by Aziz to President’s notice. They claim that a meeting of EC called by Aziz to reply to the President’s notice did not come to any conclusion and, therefore, the reply to the allegations should be considered as that of the VC and not the EC.
 

On the basis of Aziz’s response to the President, EC members cite 20 cases in which Aziz has allegedly bungled.
 

It is alleged that Aziz was already facing an inquiry against him by the Kerala government for alleged financial bungling at Cochin University of Science and Technology. In his reply to the President, he is believed to have admitted that there was a probe against him at Cochin University of Science and Technology but stated that the Kerala government had dropped a few allegations against him.

Another allegation against Aziz is that AMU paid income tax for both him and the AMU registrar. Aziz admitted in his reply to the President that the income tax was paid by AMU but claimed it was now a loan. However, in an RTI reply, there is no mention of the loan. Also, there is no provision in AMU to provide loans to pay income tax.

Aziz, who has also been accused of a poor academic record and plagiarism, said his academic record had nothing to do with his functioning as V-C.

Aziz is also believed to have transferred Rs 8 crore of Provident Fund money from State Bank of India to Shreyas Gramin Bank violating AMU statutes. Though Aziz said he was authorised by the executive council to do so, a section of EC said it was a false claim.
 

There are also charges of Aziz having misused large sums for refurbishing his house, and violating TA/DA and home travel concession rules. Aziz has, however, either denied them or claimed precedence.

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