AMU alumni in Delhi demand judicial inquiry into ‘security breach’ during Hamid Ansari’s visit

The incident took place just a few days after BJP MP from Aligarh Satish Gautam sought a clarification from the AMU administration about the presence of a portrait of Mohammad Ali Jinnah in the students’ union office in the campus. The Pakistan founder is a lifetime member of AMUSU.

The association, in a press release, underlined that the May 2 incident was a breach of Ansari’s security while demanding immediate arrest of those who tried to attack the former Vice-President. They have also urged the Aligarh administration to register the FIR filed by the AMU Students’ Union.

Expressing solidarity with the AMU students over the lathicharge and the “partisan” role of the Aligarh police, the association has also demanded action against the policemen “who were complicit in what appears to be a coordinated and politically motivated attack on the university and that the cases against AMU students must be withdrawn”.

They also appealed to the Aligarh district as well as the AMU administration to ensure that the academic activity and annual exams in the campus are resumed as soon as possible. The alumni further requested the media, particularly the TV news, to present the facts regarding AMU with fairness and without any bias.

Close to 300 members attended the meeting. The alumni association will submit the resolution to President Ramnath Kovind.