Punjab University teachers protest against the extension of interim Vice Chancellor Dr Mujahid Kamran

Lahore: A delegation of PML-N MPAs came to speak to the Punjab University teachers protesting against the unlawful extension of interim Vice Chancellor Dr Mujahid Kamran outside Punjab Assembly on the Mall on Tuesday.

Minister for Commerce & Industries Chaudhary Shafique listened to the grievances of the protesting teachers and assured them to take up the issue with Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif. “I am going to see CM in a couple of days and I will take up this issue with him. I will convey all your grievances to him,” he assured the protesting teachers.

PU teachers are protesting against the unlawful appointment of VC at the province’s largest public sector university for over a week now.

PU teachers have established their demo camp on the Mall and vow to continue till the appointment of VC on merit. Protesting teachers and employees of the university had carried the placards requesting Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif to look into the matter and appoint the senior most professors as acting VC in accordance with the rules and regulations. They shouted slogans against the unlawfully appointed interim VC.

The teachers who have launched Save PU Movement said, “We are not out for pay raise or any other perks or facilities. We have PhD professors and the most qualified teachers with us. It is extreme helplessness when university teachers come on the roads. We have taken to roads to protect our prestigious institute from becoming a laughing stock. There is extreme unrest among the teachers on the unlawful appointment of Mujahid Kamran as interim VC. We want him removed from the office and the senior most professor at the varsity should be appointed as acting VC in accordance with the University Act,” the added.

“We will continue our struggle for the restoration of our institutes’ prestige. We are out on roads to protect our university and will go back when the decision is taken to appointment a lawful VC on merit at the university,” said Samee Uzair, Assistant Professor of the Law College.

PU Syndicate member Javed Sami, Shumaila Gull, Law College faculty member Samee Uzair, Dr Shahbaz Cheema, former member Syndicate Dr Ismatuallah , Dr. Naveed Ahmed, Madam Khujista Rehan, Dr. Shahid Ghazi, Dr Ehsan Sharif participated along with their colleagues at the protest and demo camp.