Shillong, Nov 27: The North Eastern Hill University Teachers’ Association (NEHUTA) on Wednesday demanded an enquiry into all illegalities and irregularities allegedly committed by the incumbent vice chancellor, Prof SK Srivastava.

“Let an enquiry by a high power committee of the MHRD look into all these illegalities and irregularities to establish the truth by itself,” NEHUTA president, Prof X P Mao said in a statement.

Stating that the association is shocked and surprised at VC’s attempt to blatantly deny all serious violations, Prof Mao said failure to answer an RTI regarding his regular absence from the Office speaks for itself.

“VC’s attempt to divert these issues that are seriously damaging NEHU is reflected in his failure to speak the truth, but for his denial of an Enquiry establishes all his omission and commission,” he said.

The president of the association also alleged that the incumbent VC has failed to convene University court in four years of his tenure and it was very unfortunate that the NEHUTA had to put pressure on him for convening the highest constitutional body of the University through a peaceful democratic protest.

He said this clearly shows that he has least respect for the Act, statute, ordinance, rule and regulations of the University, which govern a premier institution like NEHU.

“As a consequence, without approval of budget and statement of expenditure by the Court of the University, the VC on his own whims spent public funds,” he said.

“How one violation led to a cascade of violations of procedures established by law can be seen in VC passing the buck about the condition of quotes below 10% of the total value in a tender for work to the former VC, which only means an admission that he is continuing with a wrong practice,” he added.

Prof Mao further stated that to divert this litany of unstatutory practices, he is citing boycott of convocation, which teachers’ called for only to highlight ‘statutory violations’ by the VC.

Minutes of Authorities are never circulated as per mandatory provisions of the Statute, he added.