ISLAMABAD, Jan 4: The Quaid-i-Azam University students, representing four province-based student councils, have warned the varsity administration to stop providing alleged patronage to Islami Jamiat-i-Tulaba (IJT) on the campus otherwise they will boycott academic activities.

They also threatened not to allow the varsity transport vehicles leave the campus from next week if the administration remained partial in dealing with the student councils.

Speaking at a protest demonstration held on the premises of the university on Saturday, the office bearers of four student councils — Punjab, Mehran, Pakhtoon and Saraiki — lambasted the administration for, what they termed, its undue support to the IJT.

The participants of the demonstration were holding placards inscribed with slogans against the administration and political activities on the campus.

They accused the local Jamaat-i-Islami leadership of interfering in the varsity affairs. They claimed that the IJT, which had never been popular among the QAU students, was trying to establish its stronghold on the campus since the JI won a National Assembly seat from the capital.

The demonstrators accused Mian Mohammad Aslam, MNA from Islamabad, of providing full support, including monetary assistance, to the IJT in establishing its base on the varsity campus on the lines of Punjab University from which most of the JI leadership hailed.

They claimed that Mr Aslam held a meeting with the local IJT activists and devised a strategy regarding its stronghold in the university.

A speaker said with the IJT on the campus, other political student organizations, such as Muslim Students Federation and People Students Federation, would also start their activities in the varsity, interrupting academic activities.

Despite repeated efforts by this reporter on Saturday, Mian Aslam was not available for comments, however, in his earlier statement he had refuted such allegations.

The demonstrators also accused Dr Fayyaz, head of the Biology department, who was also given additional duty as provost, of backing the IJT in the varsity for quite some time.

They said the students had filed several written complaints with the university administration about his (Dr Fayyaz) links with a political party, but to no avail.

They said Dr Fayyaz took prompt action if students, other than IJT activists, were found involved in violating university rules.