BRS seeks action against Agrivarsity VC over sexual harassment allegations

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Former Minister and BRS leader Satyavathi Rathod on Wednesday demanded action against the Vice-Chancellor of Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTAU), Aldas Janaiah, over allegations of sexual harassment levelled by a woman professor.

Addressing a press conference at Telangana Bhavan, Ms. Rathod alleged that the police had failed to register an FIR even 10 days after the professor submitted a seven-page complaint to the Director General of Police (DGP) and the Governor.

Ms. Rathod alleged that instead of acting against the Vice-Chancellor, the authorities had transferred the woman professor, while persons associated with him were threatening her family and pressuring her to withdraw the complaint. She alleged that the Vice-Chancellor was being protected because of his “proximity to the Congress leadership”.

Demanding a high-level inquiry, she said the BRS would support the professor until justice was delivered.

When contacted Prof Janaiah said he had no information about the issue. He said some disgruntled faculty could have resorted to malign his image as he had recently effected transfers of long standing teaching staff.

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