NAROWAL: Classes at the University of Narowal could not be held for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as the teachers protested against what they said vice chancellor’s inappropriate behaviour.

The contract lecturers and associate lecturers boycotted the classes and sat with their heads down in the open throughout the morning hours to protest against Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Tariq Mahmood’s non-cooperation in regularisation under the 2018 Regularization Act and alleged abuse of power. They demanded that the government should issue a notification of their regularisation.

More than 4,000 students studying at the University of Narowal have been deprived of regular classes at the institute and the protest forced them to idle away in the classrooms and cafeteria.

The students also protested against the situation. Haris Ali and Mohammad Waqas said the new session began on Nov 1 and the regular classes could not start due to the issues of the administration.

Urooj Fatima and Asiya Shahzadi said the vice chancellor and contract lecturers were playing with the future of thousands of students. The students demanded immediate removal of the vice chancellor and contract teachers by Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar.

Prof Dr Tariq Mahmood said the classes were partially being conducted and he would order a crackdown if the situation persisted. He said he would leave no stone unturned to improve things.

The students and their parents demand that Chief Minister Sardar Usman Bazdar take notice of the situation and ensure proper academic activities at the Narowal university.

Published in Dawn, November 24th, 2021