<p>Delhi University Teachers’ Association on Wednesday will burn the university vice chancellor’s effigy, which will be followed by a procession.<br /><br />DUTA is on a relay hunger strike since the last 21 days, demanding a dialogue with the VC over the academic changes made in the university. <br /><br />But it has not received any response from the administration yet. <br /><br />“We will stay put till the time the VC talks to us. We are the teachers of this university and have all the right to ask for a dialogue,” said a DUTA member. <br />Reforms affect students<br /><br />“The so-called reforms are directly affecting students, teachers and karamcharis. The stakeholders are being kept out of policy decision-making,” added the member. </p>.<p>The association had earlier sent an appeal to the new human resource development (HRD) minister M M Pallam Raju to intervene in the matter. <br /><br />“Once the minister starts office, there will an attempt to meet him also. Right now we have not decided anything though,” said the member.<br /><br />Students have been making rounds of the strike venue, showing their solidarity with the cause. <br /><br />“The semester system is being badly implemented. Our future is at stake, we are not learning anything,” said Ritika, a Commerce student at Kirori Mal College.<br /><br />“This is not fair. There is a fear of video recordings and students being harassed by <br />college authorities for joining any kind of protest, but we have no other option,” added Ritika.<br /><br />Rumours<br /><br />Teachers also said the administration is trying to spread rumours that Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) and Delhi University Colleges Karamchari Union (DUKCU) are not lending support to the agitation. <br /><br />“This is shameful. This is for the first time that DUSU, DUCKU and DUTA have come together. We have letters from these unions citing their support,” said the DUTA member.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Delhi University Teachers’ Association on Wednesday will burn the university vice chancellor’s effigy, which will be followed by a procession.<br /><br />DUTA is on a relay hunger strike since the last 21 days, demanding a dialogue with the VC over the academic changes made in the university. <br /><br />But it has not received any response from the administration yet. <br /><br />“We will stay put till the time the VC talks to us. We are the teachers of this university and have all the right to ask for a dialogue,” said a DUTA member. <br />Reforms affect students<br /><br />“The so-called reforms are directly affecting students, teachers and karamcharis. The stakeholders are being kept out of policy decision-making,” added the member. </p>.<p>The association had earlier sent an appeal to the new human resource development (HRD) minister M M Pallam Raju to intervene in the matter. <br /><br />“Once the minister starts office, there will an attempt to meet him also. Right now we have not decided anything though,” said the member.<br /><br />Students have been making rounds of the strike venue, showing their solidarity with the cause. <br /><br />“The semester system is being badly implemented. Our future is at stake, we are not learning anything,” said Ritika, a Commerce student at Kirori Mal College.<br /><br />“This is not fair. There is a fear of video recordings and students being harassed by <br />college authorities for joining any kind of protest, but we have no other option,” added Ritika.<br /><br />Rumours<br /><br />Teachers also said the administration is trying to spread rumours that Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) and Delhi University Colleges Karamchari Union (DUKCU) are not lending support to the agitation. <br /><br />“This is shameful. This is for the first time that DUSU, DUCKU and DUTA have come together. We have letters from these unions citing their support,” said the DUTA member.<br /><br /></p>
