Complaints have arisen in Delhi University over security guards not being provided basic amenities. ‘Security guards in <span data-style="border-bottom: 1px solid #0000FF !important;text-decoration:underline !important;color:#0000FF !important">the prestigious Delhi University are doing their job without the aid of a single chair’ alleged varsity teachers and guards, who didn’t want to be named.
Abha Dev Habib, executive council member of the varsity, said, ‘Delhi University administration has declared that security guards employed by the university will do their duty without the aid of a single chair.’
‘It amazed me when I heard that such inhumanity was declared by this prestigious varsity. I came to know this through one guard that while the vice chancellor (VC) was passing through the gate, the guard was having his lunch. As a result he took time to open the gate for VC. Following this incident, this draconian step was taken up by the Delhi University administration.
Satwanti Kapoor, the varsity proctor had apparently told <span data-style="border-bottom: 1px solid #0000FF !important;text-decoration:underline !important;color:#0000FF !important">Habib, that since the varsity has hired these guards from private firms on a contractual basis, their firms had told the varsity to remove their chairs and trained them to stand for eight hours, or till the completion of their duty for the day.
Rajeev Kumwar, who teaches <span data-style="border-bottom: 1px solid #0000FF !important;text-decoration:underline !important;color:#0000FF !important">Hindi in Dayal Singh college, said, ‘For the past couple of days, security guards have made to stand for the entire duration of their eight-hour shift, which in barbaric contravention of labour laws’.
Habib said, ‘We have personally observed that in centres <span data-style="border-bottom: 1px solid #0000FF !important;text-decoration:underline !important;color:#0000FF !important">such Arts Faculty, health centers and <span data-style="border-bottom: 1px solid #0000FF !important;text-decoration:underline !important;color:#0000FF !important">DUTA office entry gate, <span data-style="border-bottom: 1px solid #0000FF !important;text-decoration:underline !important;color:#0000FF !important">all guard-rooms have been sealed and the furniture has been made inaccessible to them. No reason for this decision has been conveyed to them.
‘Whatever the reason may be, such a cruel situation cannot be allowed to prevail in this highly <span data-style="border-bottom: 1px solid #0000FF !important;text-decoration:underline !important;color:#0000FF !important">prestigious university. We along with some <span data-style="border-bottom: 1px solid #0000FF !important;text-decoration:underline !important;color:#0000FF !important">PhD students demand that the administration should immediately withdraw this feudal decree so that guards are enabled to perform their duties in a humane environment.’
Abha Dev Habib, executive council member of the varsity, said, ‘Delhi University administration has declared that security guards employed by the university will do their duty without the aid of a single chair.’
‘It amazed me when I heard that such inhumanity was declared by this prestigious varsity. I came to know this through one guard that while the vice chancellor (VC) was passing through the gate, the guard was having his lunch. As a result he took time to open the gate for VC. Following this incident, this draconian step was taken up by the Delhi University administration.
Satwanti Kapoor, the varsity proctor had apparently told <span data-style="border-bottom: 1px solid #0000FF !important;text-decoration:underline !important;color:#0000FF !important">Habib, that since the varsity has hired these guards from private firms on a contractual basis, their firms had told the varsity to remove their chairs and trained them to stand for eight hours, or till the completion of their duty for the day.
Rajeev Kumwar, who teaches <span data-style="border-bottom: 1px solid #0000FF !important;text-decoration:underline !important;color:#0000FF !important">Hindi in Dayal Singh college, said, ‘For the past couple of days, security guards have made to stand for the entire duration of their eight-hour shift, which in barbaric contravention of labour laws’.
Habib said, ‘We have personally observed that in centres <span data-style="border-bottom: 1px solid #0000FF !important;text-decoration:underline !important;color:#0000FF !important">such Arts Faculty, health centers and <span data-style="border-bottom: 1px solid #0000FF !important;text-decoration:underline !important;color:#0000FF !important">DUTA office entry gate, <span data-style="border-bottom: 1px solid #0000FF !important;text-decoration:underline !important;color:#0000FF !important">all guard-rooms have been sealed and the furniture has been made inaccessible to them. No reason for this decision has been conveyed to them.
‘Whatever the reason may be, such a cruel situation cannot be allowed to prevail in this highly <span data-style="border-bottom: 1px solid #0000FF !important;text-decoration:underline !important;color:#0000FF !important">prestigious university. We along with some <span data-style="border-bottom: 1px solid #0000FF !important;text-decoration:underline !important;color:#0000FF !important">PhD students demand that the administration should immediately withdraw this feudal decree so that guards are enabled to perform their duties in a humane environment.’