Waquar Hasan | Clarion India
NEW DELHI – A guest faculty at the Government Arts and Commerce College in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi District has claimed that he was attacked, harassed and abused after he refused to attend an RSS meeting at the bidding of some of his colleagues.
Ramjas Chaudhry said on 12 September last year he also faced a murderous attack after innumerable threats and abuses.
“In October 2023, I was asked to attend the RSS meeting by four guest faculties Raj Kishor Tiwari, Sandeep Sharma, Vipendra Diwedi and Dr Suresh Kumar Tiwari. When I refused to attend it, they harboured animosity against me. They started harassing me by hatching different conspiracies. I was locked inside a bathroom. Whenever they found me alone, they would chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan and force me to repeat it as well,” he told Clarion India on Sunday.
Chaudhry said he was abused and casteist slurs were hurled at him. Epithets were also written in his class and when he registered a complaint, they issued a threat to kill him. Some unidentified goons were also called in. Fearing for his life, Chaudhry went to his native district Satna.
The Dalit professor also alleged that the local police did not take any action when he complained about his harassment. He said complaints were lodged with the SP and the Collector. But they did not take cognisance of the matter.
“When I went to the office of Sidhi SP to submit my complaint, he shredded my written submission. The SP also threatened me with arrest if I approached him again,” he claimed.
The college authorities also did not take any action on his complaints. Chaudhry said that he was suspended from the college when he had moved the high court against his ordeal. Later, he was reinstated at the direction of the court.
On Friday, the Madhya Pradesh High Court disposed of Chaudhry’s petition after the state government assured action in this regard.
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