SANDEEP SHARMA, ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT, REMOVED FROM POST OF OSD, ARSD COLLEGE
The DUTA congratulates the University community for the fact that the former OSD of ARSD College, Sandeep Sharma, who had been accused of sexual harassment by his Senior PA, has not been made the regular Principal of the College, and has been reverted back to his parent college.
The DUTA finds it shameful that, despite an enquiry being ordered by the Delhi Commission for Women and an FIR and Chargesheet framed by the Delhi Police, the College Governing Body and University authorities had not only refused to remove Sandeep Sharma as OSD, pending enquiry, but had gone ahead and recommended his name for the regular post of Principal along with two others after a selection committee held on 11th November.
It is only because of the sustained fight for justice by the complainant, Mrs Aruna Kumar, and the campaign by the DUTA and DUCKU for his removal pending enquiry, that the authorities were forced to desist from their plan of foisting this person tainted by serious charges of sexual harassment as regular Principal of the College.
The DUTA demands an early completion of the enquiry by the Apex Committee into the charges leveled by Mrs Aruna Kumar. The DUTA also demands that her continued harassment following denial of alleged demands for sexual favours by the former OSD, be ended forthwith, and she be allocated office space and work commensurate with her status.
The DUTA reiterates its firm resolve to strengthen the implementation of Ordinance XV(D) as per the Vishaka Guidelines, work proactively for gender sensitization in the workplace and root out sexual harassment from our University.
Nandita Narain
(DUTA President)
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