A day after she flagged a lecture by a teacher of OP Jindal Global University in Sonipat, Haryana State Women’s Commission chairperson Renu Bhatia visited the varsity and said a summons would be sent to the professor. Bhatia said she spoke to the varsity’s Vice-Chancellor regarding the video being circulated on social media of a lecture by Professor Sameena Dalwai where she can be seen displaying a dating app profile. “The V-C told me the lecture on gender took place on September 23 in the B.Com LLB third-year class. After the video went viral, she (the professor) sent an apology, which, according to the V-C, was why no action was taken against her. She is not on campus now; we will wait for her to come back to send a summons. She will be asked to appear before us in Panchkula,” she said. When contacted, Prof Dalwai did not comment. A professor at the university, under condition of anonymity, said this was not the first time the university’s professors have faced similar incidents. “Earlier, two such incidents wherein parts of lectures were filmed and posted on social media had drawn flak from various groups. The problem is students don’t engage with the professor to state their disagreement and, instead. post parts of it on social media. You may agree or disagree with them, that’s the point of a class discussion in a law school, it facilitates a democratic discussion on various matters,” he said. Bhatia added that she spoke to students at the university. “Some other matters have come to the surface and we will verify everything and speak to parents, if necessary,” she said. A university official said JGU received a request from Bhatia to visit the campus and they complied and cooperated with her.
