Teaching faculty members of the Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU)  in Rajouri district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have started an indefinite  hunger strike, declaring it as ‘fast unto death’, in protest against ‘arbitrary and unjust’  suspension of an Assistant Professor of the varsity. 

According to Kashmir Media Service, the university administration issued an order in which Dr Parvez Abdullah, a faculty member of Management Studies in university, was placed under suspension while an inquiry was also ordered against him. Dr Parvez is also the President of university’s teaching association. 

In a strongly worded statement, the faculty members of the university, under the banner of the BGSBU Teachers Association (BGSBUTA) condemned the action, calling it an assault on academic freedom and faculty rights. “Dr Parvez Abdullah, a respected academician and a vocal advocate for faculty rights, was suspended under circumstances that the faculty strongly condemn as arbitrary and unjust”, the statement said.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)