AIIMS issues memorandum prohibiting Anti-CAA protests by students & faculty around campus

All individuals connected to India Institute Medical Sciences (AIIMS) were issued a memorandum which forbe m specifically to refrain from any kind of dharna, protest or strike within premises of Institute on Thursday, December 19. memo is applicable to all students, staff, faculty, resident doctors, nurses and or employees of institute.

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memo was issued in view of a candle march organized by a group of doctors, students and or staff of AIIMS against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in front of JLN Auditorium of AIIMS campus.

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memorandum issued by Registrar of AIIMS, Dr. Sanjeev Lalwaniwhich stated: "It is brought to notice that all student staff, employees, nurses, and faculty members have to follow Code of Conduct as per directions of High Court of Delhi. re should be no activity in nature of strike, dharna or demonstration or gherao in and around AIIMS at all."

memorandum furr re, "No employee or staff or faculty member will cease work for any reason whatsoever or disturbs work or aid or abet such disruption or cessation. No use of loudspeakers or shouting of slogans, demonstrations, dharna within campus.”

Prohibition on gate meetings

Prohibitions on gate meetings or protest meetings of all kinds were strictly mentioned in memorandum. If at all y have to be held, y should at least be away from boundary of institute by a 500 meter-rius. If official work is disturbed or any violations are committed, disciplinary actions will be mitigated against individual committing it.

"Violation of orders of High court of Delhi by any individual employee group of employees/students//resident doctors/associations/Unions, etc will be in contravention of directions of High court and make m liable for disciplinary action and also for contempt of court.

"Hence it is vised that everyone should refrain from holding any dharna/protest/strike within premises of AIIMS. All chief of centres/hes of departments are requested to bring it to notice of students, residents, staff, and faculty of departments’ centres and offices," memorandum concluded.

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(With Inputs from ANI)