BHU students call off protest as RSS backs Sanskrit professor
5 years, 1 month ago

BHU students call off protest as RSS backs Sanskrit professor

Hindustan Times  

Students called off a fortnight-long sit-in protest on Friday against the appointment of a Muslim to teach Sanskrit in Banaras Hindu University’s Sanskrit studies department, apparently swayed by the support he received from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and vice chancellor Rakesh Bhatnagar. Students called off a fortnight-long sit-in protest on Friday against the appointment of a Muslim to teach Sanskrit in Banaras Hindu University’s Sanskrit studies department. “All aspects related to the controversy regarding appointment of Dr Firoz Khan in the department of Sahitya at the faculty of SVDV was discussed in the meeting,” said Jai Prakash Lal, a senior functionary at the Kashi region RSS,”It is the clear view of the RSS that protesting against Dr Firoz Khan is totally wrong. BHU public relation officer Rajesh Singh said, “The students, who have been staging a sit-in outside the Vice Chancellor’s residence against the appointment of an Assistant Professor in Sahitya Department of Faculty of SVDV, have ended the dharma at around 5.30 pm on Friday.

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