The DUTA will intensify its stir unless the University Administration concedes its demands, the foremost being the demand of dialogue and negotiation between the DUTA leadership and the VC. In the meantime, the DUTA will also ensure other teachers’ associations in the Capital, namely the JNUTA, the Jamia Teachers’ Association, the IGNOU Teachers’ Association, Jamia Hamdard Teachers’ Association and the recently-formed IP University Teachers’ Association join the DUTA Action Programme in solidarity. The Indefinite Relay Hunger Strike is expected to attract more teachers from across the University in the coming week. Professors from the English Department, Modern Indian Languages Department and the Germanic and Romance Studies Department have already announced their voluntary participation in the Hunger Strike for tomorrow. These teachers will be sitting alongside teachers from Miranda House and St. Stephen’s College on Sunday, 14th October.
On Sunday evening, the left-cultural group Parcham, noted for its repertoire of protest music, will perform songs from its recently released album “Soorat Badalni Chahiye.” This evening of music and protest is expected to attract a large number of teachers. The DUTA Executive will keep a close watch over the developing situation and review it in its Meeting by the end of next week. Thereafter, if the attitude of the Vice Chancellor and his Administration remains the same, the DUTA may decide on a more drastic course of action.
S.D. Siddiqui, Secretary Amar Deo Sharma, President
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