University Cannot 'Shrug Responsibility' At This Stage: NLUD Workers-Students Solidarity Group On Alleged Illegal Termination Of Sanitation Workers [Read Statement]

The NLUD Workers-Students Solidarity group has issued a statement asserting that the University cannot "shrug responsibility" on the issue of alleged illegal termination of its sanitation staff, at this stage. Therefore, despite the 'magnanimous' move by the University administration in persuading RMG to retain the workers, these serious apprehensions of the Karamcharis about working with a new and unknown contractor, which was introduced to them at a moment's notice, cannot 24 June 2020 Page 3 of 5 be simply disregarded," the students said. On the Present Order, Powers of the VC, Powers of the Labour Ministry and Institutional Autonomy The University had claimed that the Labour Ministry's order to reinstates all the workers directly impinge upon the institutional "autonomy" of the University, which is a "sacrosanct" under the NLUD Act, 2008, and as also recognized by the Supreme Court in State of Punjab & Anr. The University entered into a new contract with Rajendra Management Group, whose tender, as per the students, was allegedly passed without assessing the manpower requirement as mandated by a notification issued by the Delhi government.