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Updated February 21st, 2020 at 12:55 IST

AMU teachers association writes to President to expunge remarks by CM Yogi in UP assembly

Aligarh Muslim University Teachers’ Association has written to President Kovind urging him to expunge from official records, remarks made by CM in UP Assembly

Reported by: Pritesh Kamath
AMU
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The Aligarh Muslim University Teachers’ Association (AMUTA) on Thursday wrote to the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, urging him to expunge from official records of the state Assembly the remarks made by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath regarding AMU students “intending to burn down Aligarh city.”

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The letter, dated February 20, 2020, said, “AMUTA expresses deep resentment over the statement made by the UP CM on false inputs and seeks clarification from his office. AMUTA appeals his Excellency to ask the Speaker of the UP Assembly to take up the matter with the CM and expunge the words from the official records. The statement made by the CM has dented the image of AMU.”.

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The letter added, “AMUTA is deeply shocked by the statement made by the CM in the state Assembly, accusing AMU students of hurling petrol bombs, wielding heavy weapons and of intent to burn Aligarh City. AMUTA finds the statement baseless and unfounded as there is no evidence of any such thing in the public domain. The evidence submitted by UP police in Allahabad High Court and statements of the officials concerned made in the public domain never mentioned any such act/intent related to the December 15 episode.”

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As the matter is subjudice in Allahabad High Court, the AMUTA in its letter said, “It is being submitted that as a matter of fact, the sad and painful events that took place on the intervening night of December 15 and December 16, 2019 is being in the Judicature of the Allahabad High Court, and hence the matter is subjudice.”

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tore into the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly by thrashing their charges against him and Uttar Pradesh Police. Referring to the agitation against the amended citizenship law, Adityanath asserted that no trouble-maker died due to police bullet and claimed that they died in firing among themselves.

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Published February 21st, 2020 at 12:54 IST

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