Mysuru: The allegation made by Rajanna, Registrar of University of Mysore (UoM) against Dayanand Mane, its In-charge Vice Chancellor is far from truth, the Research Scholars’ Association students have claimed.
The hostelites stated that Mane along with his subordinates including syndicate members visited the girls’ hostel twice and not four times as reported in sections of media.
Addressing media persons at the Press Club here on Wednesday Bhagya, a research scholar of UoM, member of Varsity Dalit Students’ Association and Union of the Research Scholars said, “For the past many years, the hostel is lacking basic facilities against which the inmates had even staged protest many times. None of the officials listened to the students and it was Mane who responded to them and visited the hostel to know the ground reality. Considering the time of his visit, false allegations were made against him. Due to the reports published in the media, families of the students are getting worried and it will affect their education. It is unfortunate that we have to protest for the basic facilities such as food and drinking water,” she added.
She also mentioned that Mane visited hostel twice and not four times as reported in media. The research scholars, especially those belonging to ladies hostel said, “If such baseless allegations against the officials who tried to address the issues of the hostelites are misinterpreted, in days to come no one will come forward to help us.”
B Murthy, President of the Association of the Research Scholars said, “Prof Rajanna is misusing the students to humiliate Mane and it shows his inefficiency and shrewdness. This incident has defamed the UoM and the Governor should suspend Prof Rajanna and appoint an able person as the Registrar.”
Research students of the University, Kalavathi, Vidya, Uma, Jayalakshmi and President of the Dalit Students’ Association Nataraju Shivanna were present in the press meet.
Defamation case:
According to reliable sources, Dayanand Mane, is also contemplating filing a defamation case against the publication which according to him has published a report which is far from truth and defamatory marring the reputation of the university which recently celebrated 100 years.
