A delegation of Members of Parliament submit memorandum to the District Magistrate, assures striking students of full support
NEW DELHI — A 10-member delegation of Samajwadi Party MPs on Saturday met Rampur District Magistrate Ajay Kumar Dwivedi, seeking withdrawal of the demolition order issued against 38 of the 40 buildings of Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University.
The delegation, which included Iqra Hasan, Ziaur Rahman Barq, Ruchi Veera, Javed Ali Khan, Mohibullah Nadvi, Neeraj Maurya, Ramjilal Suman, Rajiv Rai, Virendra Singh Malik and Ram Shiromani Verma, along with former Maharashtra SP president Abu Asim Azmi, also visited the campus where students have been protesting.
Addressing students, Kairana MP Iqra Hasan said the party would oppose the demolition. “Jauhar University was built by Azam Sahab. We will demand that it should remain and no harm should come to it,” she said, adding that party workers would stand to protect it.
Moradabad MP Ruchi Veera termed the university a “temple of education” and said the party would approach higher authorities and the court if the order was not withdrawn.
Sambhal MP Ziaur Rahman Barq said the order was wrong and he would raise the matter in Parliament.
The delegation submitted a memorandum to the District Magistrate. Heavy security was deployed around the collectorate and the university campus.
The demolition order has been challenged by university chairperson and trustee Nikhat Aflaq Khan before the Moradabad Divisional Commissioner, with the hearing fixed for July 28.
Earlier this week, another SP delegation led by Leader of Opposition Mata Prasad Pandey and 25 MLAs had also met the District Magistrate and visited the university.
The Samajwadi Party has said the move would affect thousands of students, while the administration has stated that the action is based on alleged violations of building norms.
