Lucknow, Feb 4: Even as anti-NRC protests continue to rage across the country, the Lucknow University has queered the pitch by demanding citizenship proof from RTI applicants.
The Lucknow University (LU) refused to provide the information sought by the people who filed the Right to Information (RTI) unless they furnished the proof that they were Indian citizens.
Alok Chantia, one of the RTI applicants who was refused information by the varsity, said that he had lodged a complaint with the vice-chancellor of the varsity but even then he could not get the desired information.
"It is shocking how the university has twisted the RTI law as per its whims and fancy. It does not have any authority to do so," said the RTI applicant.
Chantia, also a faculty member at a degree college here, had sought details of appointment of teachers for self-financed courses and their pay scale.
"It is possible that some applicants who may not be familiar with the provisions of the RTI, may have furnished proof of their citizenship to the varsity to get the information but that cannot become a rule," he pointed out.
When contacted, university officials admitted that such a practice had been going on in the varsity for the past few years.
"This practice started during the tenure of the former vice-chancellor S.P. Singh and still continues," said a senior varsity official.
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Andye und enchina driver less tempo battinda
Daani pattdina janake podar ditijera
Dont request to reveal the name of the driver and his associates and their background, Kalladka, Pumpwell, Surathkal, Kuttar etc.. are working hard to not to publish their names.
Hindu transporter.....all senes...go n break his stuff...ha ha
Ambindu batti kana tumbuga..................
PLEASE NOTE DOWN, THE DRIVER NAME IS NARESH....
Mahesh -Mangalore
How can they reveal the name of the driver or passenger?
because this was not done by Muslims.
this s not the right way driver must be punished in that same way which calf suffered and suffocated to death.
Police must investigate the driver's back ground and its owner detail he must be owning more vehicles for this transport, i request police department to seize them all.
please reveal the driver name., and police must take strict action against the driver.
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