Punjabi University, Patiala, restricts employees’ entry to admn block over indiscipline
Tribune News Service
Patiala, November 8
Days after employees blocked the entry and exit of various officers and locked Registrar Varinder Kumar Kaushik in his office for two hours at the administrative block-2 at Punjabi University, the university administration has now issued orders restricting them from approaching the premises. The university issued the orders and said it would initiate stringent action against them in case of violation of the orders.
Those prohibited from approaching the administrative block-2 include non-teaching employees of the construction wing, examination branch, computer science and engineering department and the office of director sports.
Officials on the campus said the university witnessed a protest by employees on November 3. “They reached the administrative block-2 and blocked the entry and exit of employees, including registrar Varinder Kumar Kaushik. Later, the university Vice-Chancellor reached there to sort the matter out,” they said.
Vice-Chancellor professor Arvind said, “The way of functioning of the employees is not right. They reached the administrative block-2 and blocked the entry and exit of all officials. We will not tolerate such behaviour, for whatever reason they might have acted in this way.”
He said, “I received a complaint from the registrar and other employees of the university. Consequently I have ordered a probe in the matter. They have been restricted from coming near the administrative branch as per request of the committee.”
