Elected representatives and members of Sindh University Teachers Association (SUTA) continued on Tuesday with their daily token sit-in in front of AC-II to protest against the rejoining of controversial Vice-Chancellor Nazir Mughul and demanded his immediate removal.
While talking to media, SUTA President Dr Azhar Ali Shah, Vice-President Dr Rabia Memon, Secretary Dr Arfana Mallah, and Treasurer Mr Asghar Raza Burfat strongly condemned the un-parliamentary language of Sindh Minister for Education Pir Mazharul Haq as reported in daily newspapers.
They said that this was the second time that Pir Mazhar had used such language against the elected representatives of teachers of not only the Sindh University but of the Sindh province and the Pakistan as a whole. The first time he used such language was when the Chancellor’s secretariat had decided to send Nazir Mughul on forced leave. At that time FAPUASA Sindh had announced social boycott of Pir Mazhar which was still intact until he extended a public apology.
“Now that the SUTA has issued a white paper against controversial VC Sindh University Nazir Mughul, Pir Mazhar has once again resorted to threats and abusive language against SUTA leadership. Instead of considering the matter seriously and recommending the Chancellor for setting up the independent committee for proper accountability of Nazir Mughul in the light of the White Paper, Pir Mazhar has openly become his party and started false allegations on SUTA leadership,” they said.
The SUTA leadership said that what Pir Mazhar wanted the Chancellor to do with SUTA leadership was exactly what SUTA wanted to be done with the controversial VC Nazir Mughul. In the light of the White Paper and also in the light of the findings of the judicial committee and JIT investigation reports, SUTA considered Nazir Mughul as a real culprit and demanded the Chancellor that his name must be included in the FIR of Prof Channar and also in the FIR of murderous attack on Prof Amar Sindhu, Arfana Mallah and Rabia Memon.
“The bogus credentials of Nazir Mughul must be verified including his dual nationality and simultaneous job at universities of two different countries. The record of the land purchased for Dadu campus must also be verified and made public so we know where exactly the campus is going to be established,” SUTA demanded.
They also said that it was time now that Pir Mazhar must stop defending the undefendable and take efforts to resolve the issue in the best interest of the vasity and the students and also in the best interest of the future of education in Sindh.
SUTA also appealed the Chancellor, the CM Sindh, the Chairperson HEC, the Prime Minister and the President of Pakistan for taking personnel interest to resolve this issue by removing the controversial VC Nazir Mughul and setting up an independent committee for proper accountability.
