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Andhra University has denied allegations of caste favoritism and harassment levelled by Yadala Pravin Kumar, a doctoral chap astatine the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Chair of the university, adjacent arsenic the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) sought reports from the assemblage and the constabulary connected the issue.
In a connection issued connected Tuesday, the assemblage said media reports alleging harassment of the Dalit researcher were based connected one-sided accusation and distorted facts. It maintained that nary caste discrimination, harassment oregon discriminatory enactment had occurred connected the campus.
The assemblage clarified that fellowship dues up to March had been cleared and attributed the hold successful April payments to the precocious merchandise of grants. It said salaries were being paid from interior funds contempt pending grants from the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation (DAF).
Registrar K. Rambabu told The Hindu that the assemblage had already submitted its effect to the committee on with supporting documents.
The authorities said each unit astatine the probe centres were treated arsenic and reiterated the institution’s committedness to pupil welfare, equality and societal justice. They added that grievance redressal and anti-ragging mechanisms were functioning efficaciously connected the campus.
