Source: The Imphal Free Press
Imphal, August 20:
The Manipur University Staff Association has appealed to all sections of the university community to bring a peaceful academic atmosphere in the university and to uphold the �beautiful� image and the �bright� academic records of the university.
In an emergency executive committee meeting today, the MUSA discussed the present state of affairs of the university, and registered it opposition to the allegation of the Manipur University Teacher�s Association (MUTA) against the university administration.
The MUSA was of the view that the overall functioning of university was running smoothly in spite of acute financial constrains, and appealed to the concerned to �skip off� such allegation in future.
On the other hand, it also requested the university authority to keep a sound financial position of the university in order to ensure smooth running of the academic atmosphere and to pay the salaries of the employees regularly.
At the same time, it also appealed to all associations of the university to maintain academic calendar and peaceful atmosphere in the larger interest of the university by taking into account the present situation of the state.
Meanwhile, the ongoing strike launched by MUTA demanding resignation of the university vice-chancellor has entered the seventh day today.
the association is holding the VC responsible, inter alia, for the �erosion� of university autonomy, inefficient and ineffective administration, unscrupulous finance section, mismanaged examination branch, lack of maintenance and growth of the university library and violation of the provisions of the MoU signed between MUTA and the university authority on November 13 last.