Efforts carried out to bring back the university activities to normalcy. Arrangements to meet force Commander. Oppose emerge

Tuesday , 18 December 2012
Efforts are being carried out to bring back the Jaffna university activities to normalcy. However concerning these attempts, many uncertainties have raised.

In view of bringing back into normalcy, the learning and teaching activities of the university, Registrar has invited faculty heads to attend to a discussion with Jaffna District Military Commanding Chief at Palaly.

The meeting is scheduled to take place on the forthcoming Friday.

All faculty Deans from the Jaffna University had been issued directives in regard to this according to the instruction given from Vice Chancellor to Registrar is the information received to "Udayan" print media.

However the expectation of the university administration is, the faculty Deans should attend to the discussion with the Military Commander, and objections were raised straightaway.

Concerning the discussions with force Commander, Arts faculty Deans met yesterday.

Informative circles notified to "Udayan" print media that there is strong objection to this proposal. They have informed that there is no necessity for them to meet military was further informed by the informative circle.

Following heroes day, four out of the arrested Jaffna university students are not still released. They are detained at Welikanda for rehabilitation, and would be released later, was mentioned by Defense Secretary Gottabaya Rajapakse to the university administration on last Friday. He had advised to take action to bring the university activities to normalcy without anticipating the release of students.

On this basis, directives were issued to the faculty Deans to meet Jaffna District Military Commander for discussion.

Tuesday , 18 December 2012