Jamia Millia suspended a professor who asked questions about the atrocities on Muslims in India, decided to complain to the police too, Jamia Millia University suspended a professor who asked questions about the atrocities of Muslims in India


New Delhi. Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University has suspended Professor Virendra Balaji Sahare and instituted an inquiry for asking provocative questions in the BA Honors Social Work Semester-1 examination. Professor Virendra Balaji Sahare had set the paper. In this paper, a question was asked about atrocities on Muslims in India. Jamia Millia Islamia University has said that a police complaint is also being filed in this matter.

The question of Jamia’s BA Honors Social Work semester had gone viral on social media. After which there was a demand for action against the person who set the paper. Jamia Millia has said that after receiving the complaint, it was considered. It was observed that the Jamia Millia professor was negligent and careless. For this reason, he was immediately suspended and an inquiry committee has been formed. Jamia Millia Islamia University administration has also said that the complaints received regarding the content of the examination paper have been taken seriously. According to sources, the investigation will find out why the professor asked such a question in the examination. According to the information, Virendra Balaji, who set the paper, was working as a professor in the Social Work Department of Jamia.

Jamia administration has said that the professor has been asked not to leave the headquarters during the period of suspension. Jamia has said that asking such a question is inappropriate. In this case, the decision to lodge a complaint with the police may increase the difficulties for the professor concerned. The reason is that the question asked in the question paper belongs to the category of hate speech. Recently, the Supreme Court had ordered the governments of all the states to take strict action against those giving hate speech. For the first time, a question related to atrocities on Muslims in India has been asked in a university examination. Whereas, the condition of Muslims in India is much better than other countries.

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