Report: S. Muneer
Aligarh: An important meeting of the non-teaching employees of Aligarh Muslim University was held at the Technical Staff Association Club, attended by a large number of employees from various departments of the University. The meeting was chaired by Rehan Ahmad, Convener of the Joint Action Committee of Non-Teaching Employees, AMU, former Secretary of the Technical Staff Association, and National Vice President of the Federation of Central Universities Staff. The meeting discussed in detail the long-pending issue of the regularization of temporary and ad hoc non-teaching employees.
The speakers said that employees who have been serving the University with complete responsibility, honesty, and dedication for many years are still awaiting regularization. They stated that the continued delay has deepened feelings of anxiety, disappointment, and insecurity among the employees. They added that keeping the future of employees, who have served the institution for years, in uncertainty is inappropriate from every point of view, and that a fair and prompt resolution of this issue has become an urgent necessity.
The meeting unanimously decided that a demand would be submitted to the University administration through letters, a delegation, and a memorandum, urging it to seriously consider the issue of regularizing temporary and ad hoc non-teaching employees and to take a final decision at the earliest. The participants said that any further delay would be unacceptable and that the administration should take positive and concrete steps on the legitimate demands of the employees so that the prolonged state of uncertainty could finally come to an end.
Addressing the gathering, Rehan Ahmad said that the University administration must deal with this long-pending and legitimate demand with full responsibility and sensitivity. He stated that ensuring justice for temporary and ad hoc employees is not only an administrative obligation but also a moral responsibility. He further said that employees who have served the institution for years deserve their rightful due so that they can continue to discharge their responsibilities with confidence and peace of mind.
The meeting made it clear that if the University administration failed to take any concrete, positive, and decisive step in the near future, the non-teaching employees would be compelled to launch a large-scale and democratic movement to safeguard their rights. The participants said that the present meeting marked the beginning of that possible movement, and if the situation reached such a stage, the entire responsibility would rest on the continued delay and indifference of the University administration.
A large number of non-teaching employees, including Nazar Haider, Mashhood , Mohammad Amjad, Syed Mohammad Anas, Anees Shah, and Nisar Ahmad, were present at the meeting. All participants unanimously agreed that only a prompt, fair, and positive decision in the interest of the employees could improve the situation, and that any further delay would not be in the interest of either side.
