A Syndicate meeting of the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) held here on Monday decided to drop P.K Baby, Director of the Department of Youth Affairs, from the panel appointed to look into the tragic stampede on its campus on Saturday that claimed four lives.
M.J. Laly, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, College of Engineering, Thrissur, has replaced Mr. Baby. The earlier panel had collected preliminary documents as part of the inquiry.
The Save University Campaign Committee and the Opposition youth organisations had criticised the inclusion of Mr. Baby in the panel, alleging that the university authorities are trying to save him as he is responsible for the lapses in the capacity of the Director of the Department of Youth Affairs. It is learnt that at the Syndicate meeting, he expressed his willingness to stay away from the panel.
