Seeking cancellation of the process of recruitment of teaching, non teaching and administration staff at Karnataka State Folklore University and demanding judicial inquiry and fresh recruitment process, an indefinite day and night agitation was launched a the university premises at Gotagodi in Shiggaon taluk of Haveri district on Monday.
The president of Karnataka Janapada Vishwavidyalaya Sarvangina Hitarakshana Trust Basavaraj Gobbi, State president of Karnataka SC/ST Pourakarmika and General Workers Union Vijay Guntral and others began their on indefinite day and night agitation on Monday and demanded that the whole process of recruitment, which they termed as ‘illegal’, is rescinded.
Mr. Guntral and Mr. Gobbi alleged that Vice Chancellor T.M. Bhaskar and Registrar C.T. Guruprasad had indulged in corruption and violated guidelines and orders to recruit candidates of their choice in the university. Right from the beginning of the recruitment process, various government orders pertaining to the recruitment, UGC guidelines and Cadre and Recruitment (C&R) rules had been violated, they alleged.
