Guest faculty threatens to stage protest

Mysuru

: A guest faculty in the earth science department at the

University of Mysore

on Thursday said he would start a sit-in in front of the residence of the higher education minister seeking justice for his alleged harassment by a varsity employee.Guest faculty

Abhijith M

told reporters in Mysuru that he was harassed and humiliated by the varsity employee for last two months and not given his honorarium. Abhijith said the syndicate, the apex body of the varsity, had not taken any action against his complaint. When contacted, vice-chancellor

G Hemantha Kumar

said that he would ensure that Abhijith got his honorarium. “The syndicate has already initiated an inquiry into his complaint. Owing to the Covid-19 situation, there was a delay,” he said. “We will take the appropriate action in this case,” Kumar said.A syndicate member said the next meeting is scheduled for February 1 and a decision would be taken on Abhijith’s case.
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