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JAMMU: Lambasting move of Jammu University regarding recruitment for various teaching positions in an arbitrary and non-transparent manner, Sangarsh Organisation has urged LG to intervene into the matter for removal of all discrepancies in the concerned advertisement notice at the earliest.
While addressing a press conference in Jammu on Tuesday, a number of activists from Sangarsh Organisation alleged that the move for recruitment of teaching faculty is in violation of Constitution. Advocate Sanjeev Sharma, a noted Pahari activist and Spokesperson of organisation pointed that exercise for recruitment for various teaching positions in University of Jammu has been undertaken in an arbitrary and non-transparent manner with scant regard for rules and directions issued by UGC from time to time. He specifically highlighted advertisement No. Adm/TW/C&R/19/482-530 dated July 27, 2019 through which applications were invited for various teaching positions in University of Jammu by invoking Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Ordinance, 2019 (now ‘Act’) for reservation of posts in appointments by direct recruitment of persons belonging to Scheduled Castes, Schedules Tribes, socially and educationally backward and economically weaker sections. “We are unable to understand that since University of Jammu is a State University established under Jammu & Kashmir Universities Act, 1969 and has even been designated as such by List of State Universities available at UGC website, why State reservation rules were not given prominence when making such appointments,” he asked.
Another activist Mahesh Bakshi alleged that even requirement as to display the reservation roster on university website as per instructions issued by the Govt. of India, Department of Personnel & Training has not been complied with thereby putting transparency at back-burner of the recruitment process. The activists sought immediate intervention of Lieutenant Governor, who happens to be Chancellor of the Institution to direct University administration for rectifying alleged discrepancies in the concerned advertisement before it gets too late and defeats principle of fair opportunity to intended beneficiaries.