Rayalaseema varsity on boil over recruitments
Rayalaseema University campus has become a hotbed of regionalism once again over alleged ‘grabbing’ of key posts by people from other regions. A section of students who are on a warpath over the issue blame Vice-Chancellor Y Narasimhulu.
Kurnool: Rayalaseema University campus has become a hotbed of regionalism once again over alleged ‘grabbing’ of key posts by people from other regions. A section of students who are on a warpath over the issue blame Vice-Chancellor Y Narasimhulu.
The campus has been on boil for the last one month with students demanding cancellation of recruitments to teaching and non-teaching posts in the university.
Students contend that key positions like controller of examinations and registrar are being occupied by persons belonging to coastal region. As unrest over the issue gathered momentum, political leaders jumped onto the bandwagon to Rayalaseema people.
Rayalaseema Parirakshna Samithi, which has been fighting for the cause of separate statehood for Rayalaseema is playing an active role in the agitation, and tried to stoke flames of separate of statehood once again.
Six student organisations viz. Rayalaseema Parirakshna Samithi Student Federation (RPSSF), Students Federation of India (SFI), Progressive Democratic Student Union (PDSU), Telugu Nadu Student Federation (TNSF), Schedule Tribe Student Federation (STSF) and Madiga Students Federation (MSF) formed a joint action committee (JAC) and called for an indefinite strike in the university from November 18.
Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samithi chief Byreddy Raja Sekhar Reddy found fault with the Rayalaseema University Vice-Chancellor Y. Narasimhulu for the recruitment of his “his acquaintances” to the two key posts, without observing the rule of reservation or roaster point.
Speaking to The Hans India, Byreddy said Vice-Chancellor’s “autocratic attitude” had inflamed the regional feeling among the people of Rayalaseema.
Alleging that the two officials, who have been recruited to the key posts have no required qualifications, he questioned the need to recruit the persons from coastal Andhra when so many qualified persons were available here. He demanded a probe by a sitting judge into the irregularities on the university campus.
Byreddy also said that Amaravati should be made a free zone so that every educated person could get employment there and reiterated that. Rayalaseema Parirakshna Samithi would fight for a separate statehood.
Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samithi Student Federation president Sri Ramulu said that the Vice-Chancellor had admitted that mistakes were committed in implementing reservations. He said the RPSSF would go ahead with the indefinite strike from November 18, with the support of other five student organisations.
Sri Ramulu said the Vice-Chancellor had filled 30 vacancies without following the rule of reservation. “Before launching indefinite strike we will meet the MPs and MLAs of the region and explain the irregularities being committed by the Vice-Chancellor and his autocratic attitude,” he said.
RPSSF would fight for separate statehood besides demanding cancellation of unauthorised recruitment and the SFI would fight for the recruitments of the people of Rayalaseema Region, said Sri Ramulu.
University Vice-Chancellor Y Narasimhulu did not respond when The Hans India tried to seek his comment on the controversy.
