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Dental
college strike over T-shirt tiff continues
Thursday February 03, 2011 07:22:56 PM,
IANS
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Chandigarh:
Students of
a dental college affiliated to the Panjab University (PU) Thursday
refused to end their indefinite stir to demand the resignation of
their institute director who had asked a female student to take
off her jacket and show her t-shirt.
Students of HS Judge Institute of Dental Sciences have submitted a
memorandum, signed by over 300 students, to the PU authorities
against the director of the institute, Krishan Gauba.
Students also blocked one of the entry gates of the PU campus
Thursday. They are demanding the resignation of Gauba.
A female student accused Gauba of humiliating her in public. She
said that Gauba had directed her to unzip her jacket and to show
him the T-shirt she was wearing in front of other students.
The university authorities have constituted a four-member
committee to probe the complaint and will submit a report to
Vice-Chancellor R.C. Sobti Monday. The entire proceedings of the
meeting of the committee would be video-graphed.
"Gauba has been continuously and persistently misbehaving,
torturing, molesting and harassing the innocent students of the
institute, who have been regularly and continuously complaining of
his arrogant attitude. We demand his immediate ouster and
replacement," said the students' complaint that was signed by over
300 students.
The university authorities have also suspended teaching work in
the institute till Monday.
The strike has affected the services of the outpatients department
(OPD) that is run by the institute.
However, the director, who was asked to proceed on leave till the
completion of the inquiry, has refuted all the allegations.
"I have not done anything wrong and was doing only my duty. I had
come here on deputation from the PGIMER (postgraduate institute of
medical education and research) and now I am contemplating
resigning from my present post," Gauba told IANS.
"The student was wearing a T-shirt which had a heart painted in
red colour with a quote 'I love New York'. I just told her to
avoid wearing such gaudy clothes as they have to look after
patients and these things could send wrong messages," he added.
Earlier in 2009, students of the same institute had problems with
Gauba regarding the dress code. Girl students were not allowed to
wear jeans but the direction was withdrawn after widespread
protests.
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