The National Commission for Women has held the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Vice-Chancellor Prof G.C. Tripathi responsible for the sexual molestation of a female student and, subsequently, violence and police lathi charge on campus.
The NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma, who was camping in the BHU for the past two days, on Friday said, “If the Vice-Chancellor had acted in time and met the agitating female students, the violence and police lathi charge could have been averted.”
Female students who sat on dharna on September 22 had only one demand that V-C should come and meet and give them assurance to initiate action against the erring male students who were behind molestation. But instead of meeting them, Prof Tripathi had publicly stated that “it was below his dignity to go at dharna sthal and meet students.”
“Agitating girls wanted to hold peaceful talks with the Vice-Chancellor. But he had made it a prestige issue and did not go there. It flared up passion resulting in violence. Citing security reasons for not meeting girls is childish on part of the Vice-Chancellor who had adequate security cover at the time of the protest,” pointed Sharma
Ironically, the V-C Prof G.C. Tripathi did not appear before the commission for his statement despite repeated calls by the Chairperson and the BHU authorities. “We will issue him summons and direct him to appear before the commission I Delhi,” said Sharma. Prof Tripathi has gone on indefinite 'forced' leave citing personal reasons.
The NCW Chairperson recorded statements of several female students, BHU Faculty members, Prcotorial Board, Regsitrar and guards.
The NCW Chairperson also took a dig at the police administration for unprovoked lathi charge on peacefully demonstrating girls and also not deploying adequate women constables when they entered BHU campus on September 23 night.
NCW Chairperson pointed presence of anti-social elements and student leaders from other universities during their agitation. “Female students admitted that their agitation was highjacked by student leaders of other universities and outsiders,” said she.
The NCW Chairperson has also identified about 50 male students living in different hostels illegally. She suggested for launching a bus service for the security of girls from hostel to different faculties and opening of library for 24 hours.
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