Long Live Student-Teacher-Karamchari Unity!
Long Live Campus Democracy!
A Memorable Victory for Students' Movement!
Dear Friends,
The suspension of Prof. Neeraj Hatekar
has finally been revoked after 13 days
of students' protests. On January 4, Prof. Hatekar had been suspended in an
extremely undemocratic fashion by the MU authorities for raising questions
about our welfare, the functioning of the university and the irregularities
going on in the university. On January 6, on the call of the UCDE, a students' protest was organized
demanding the revocation of Prof. Hatekar's unjust suspension. On January 8,
again, a protest was organized which was attended by approximately 400
students. When the MU authorities continued to show their callous attitude to the
demands raised by the students, the students again organized Silent Protest on January 12. After
that, on the call of the UCDE, students of MU held a general body meeting on January 15; it was decided in the GBM that
on January 20, the students will hold a One-day
Hunger Strike against the tyranny of MU authorities. Finally, on January
19, the MU authorities yielded to the demands of the students and consequently
revoked the suspension of Prof. Neeraj Hatekar.
Friends,
this is a victory of our collective strength and organization. The protests organized by us have been an
embarrassment for the MU authorities, as the whole world was watching the
simmering discontent among the MU students. The UCDE has always believed that the issue of Prof. Hatekar was not
simply an issue of suspension of a teacher; it was an issue of Campus
Democracy. Therefore, the revocation of suspension is a victory for Campus
Democracy. This also shows that we must not stop here and continue our
fight to expand the democratic space within the campus. However, at this
moment, we must also convey the message of this victory among all our student
friends of the campus. So, the UCDE
calls upon all students, teachers and karamcharis to join a VICTORY MARCH on
January 20 at 9 AM in the Kalina Campus.
University Community for Democracy and Equality (UCDE)
calls everyone to join
VICTORY MARCH
9 AM, January
20, Kalina Campus, Mumbai University
Lets unite our
voices once again to celebrate this victory for Campus Democracy!
Long Live
OUR UNITY! Long Live CAMPUS DEMOCRACY!
Call issued by:
University Community for Democracy
and Equality (UCDE)