AGRA: The teaching fraternity of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has resented the inordinate delay in holding elections to various teachers and non-teaching bodies, and have threatened to hold a massive protest if a decision in this regard is not taken soon. They submitted an official request, signed by 195 members, to the varsity for holding the general body meeting.
Associate professor of the department of petroleum studies, Ashraf Mateen, said if the elections were not conducted, the faculty will hold a massive protest. In a request to the secretary (acting) of the association, the teachers stated that during the challenging period of Covid pandemic, the election commission successfully conducted assembly elections in various states. They said that even teachers associations of various other universities were elected after following Covid protocols.
