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Hindu College staff seeks principal’s removal, alleges admission irregularities
Hindu College staff seeks principal’s removal, alleges admission irregularities
The Hindu College Staff Association (HCSA) has escalated its protest, demanding the removal of Principal Anju Srivastava and governing body chairman T C A Rangachari, along with an independent inquiry into alleged admission and financial irregularities. The HCSA accuses the administration of violating the 20 per cent cap on supernumerary seats in Sports and ECA admissions, bypassing the elected Staff Council, and setting up parallel committees.
The HCSA has passed a no-confidence resolution against the principal and has been protesting since 14 September. Staff Council secretary Prof Chandrachur Singh alleged that barely five to six Staff Council meetings have been held in the last 10 years. Commerce professor Dr Poonam Saji raised concerns about caste and gender insensitivity on campus. Principal Srivastava has said admissions are handled centrally by Delhi University. DU has attributed the excess supernumerary seats to a programming error in its admission algorithm.
The HCSA has submitted a memorandum to the DU Vice-Chancellor seeking a temporary takeover of the college by the university, an independent time-bound inquiry, and the withdrawal of disciplinary notices issued to faculty members. Political leaders including Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha and Lok Sabha MP Sudhakar Singh have supported the protest.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both outlets report the same core allegations and demands, but Indian Express carries the most detailed account from the HCSA's press conference, including direct quotes on caste and gender insensitivity and corporate influence, as well as the principal's defence that DU handles admissions and a programming error caused the seat excess. Hindustan Times presents a more condensed factual summary of the allegations, demands, and timeline, with less emphasis on the administration's response. The uniform coverage of the key events, the no-confidence resolution, the 22-day protest, and the DU takeover demand, makes the story primarily straight reporting with the Indian Express version offering fuller sourcing and Hindustan Times a tighter, wire-style roundup. Both leave open whether DU will act on the memorandum or the no-confidence resolution.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): indianexpress.com (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
