By Muslim Mirror News
New Delhi, Dec 31 : Days before the AMU is to reopen after its winter break, Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor on Tuesday justified his decision to allow police entry in to the campus and take appropriate action against the students.
In an open letter to students Prof Mansoor also regretted for what happened in the campus but didn’t promise any enquiry on police action in which over hundred students injured many critically.
Referring to the decision to call in the police on the night of December 15, he said it was taken in “good faith and a clear conscience” as it had become imperative to disperse the protesters who had become charged up over the rumour that two student protesters at Jamia Milia Islamia in New Delhi had been killed.
The vice chancellor made an impassioned appeal to students “to consider with an open mind” the circumstances which compelled him to take the unpleasant decision of inviting the police to enter the campus.
In his letter Prof Mansoor said he would “fully share” their concerns on any subject provided it is done “in a peaceful and democratic manner”.
“You are the future of our democracy and all citizens, especially the young, enjoy the right to share their views in the true spirit of a democratic society,” the vice-chancellor’s letter said.
The VC also assured the students of their “safety and well being when the university reopens” and sought their support in completing the academic year smoothly.