Union labor minister Bandaru Dattatreya said he had not intefered in the administration of Hyderbad Central university and his role was only limited to forwarding the two representations he had received.
Issuing an official statement on Wednesday, Dattatreya said he would consider forwarding the letters and representations to the concerned ministers his earnest responsibility as the people’ s representative.
“Apart from being a Union Minister, I am also an elected member of parliament from Secunderabad constituency. Since my entry into politics in 80’s, I have always been a leader connected to the masses & to all sections of the society on a daily basis, whether or not in any positions of power. Taking representations from common people, constituents & forwarding it to concerned ministries is what I consider my earnest responsibility by being an elected people’s representative,” the minister said.
He said he would like to clarify certain points raised in the media. They are:
1. On the 10th August 2015, I received a representation on the state of affairs in the University of Hyderabad which disturbed me greatly and I forwarded the same to the MOHRD. In the hope that things in the campus would change for better.
2. On 29th August 2015 I received a second representation in this and this too I forwarded to the MoHRD with a request, to look into the matter & to do the needful.
3. The University of Hyderabad, is an autonomous institution with established procedures and I have no role in the administration of the University.
4. My role was only limited to forwarding these two representations. I would have happily forwarded representations of any other student body, if they were to have approached me.
He said he had expressed deep shock on learning about the death of Hyderabad University research scholar Rohit Vemula.
