RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Wednesday alleged that his lecture planned on September 4 has been cancelled by the Delhi University, and demanded a probe into the same. Jha has been a professor at the university since 2002.
He was invited by the university's Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education, to deliver a lecture on "Political Social Work: New Opportunity for Practice". The invite was extended on August 18. But Jha received an e-mail from the varsity on Wednesday informing him that his lecture has been cancelled due to "unavoidable circumstances".
"This is my university. I teach here. I have studied here and I am teaching here. I can speak in Parliament, on the street, write in newspapers. But I cannot address teachers of my university. What is the fear?" Jha said.
“The teachers there wanted to hear me but it was unacceptable to you. You won't become Vishwaguru like this. I am hurt,” he added.
Jha, who is known for his strong speeches in Rajya Sabha, said he will write to the prime minister and the education minister in this regard. "I demand to the government that this move of the Centre for Professional Development for Higher Education (CPDHE) be investigated. What's the reason that I can't give the lecture? Don't I have the right?" he questioned.
