National Urdu Council Makes it Mandatory For Staff to Attend Mohan Bhagwat Book Launch
National Urdu Council Makes it Mandatory For Staff to Attend Mohan Bhagwat Book Launchon Apr 06, 2021 The National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL), which is releasing an Urdu version of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s book Mustaqbil Ka Bharat, has made it mandatory for its staff to attend the book launch. According to an official circular signed by the assistant director (administration), Kamal Singh, a “show cause notice will be issued to those who are found absent from the function”. “In continuation of office order dated 31.03.2021 regarding participation in the book release function to be held on 05th April, 2021 at 04.30 in the multipurpose hall at India International Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, Director desires that all officers/staff (regular/contract) will compulsorily attend the function on scheduled date and time except those on approved leave or on other acceptable reason,” read the circular. Published by the NCPUL, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education, Department of Secondary and Higher Education, Government of India, the book is a compilation of Bhagwat’s lectures, which were delivered in September 2018 under a series titled ‘Bhavishya Ka Bharat (India of the Future)’. Translated by Shaikh Aquil Ahmad, director of the NCPUL, the book is scheduled to be released on Monday evening at the India International Centre in Delhi. As per the invitation circulated by the Council, while the book will be released by joint general secretary (sah sarkaryawahak) of the RSS Dr Krishna Gopal and Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal will be the chief guest. Confirming that the circular has been issued, the director of the NCPUL claimed that there is nothing new or unusual about it. “Whenever we organise any programme either in-house or outside, such a circular is issued to ensure participation,” Ahmad told The Wire. “Since this programme starts at 5 pm and by that time office hours are over, we have instructed everyone that attendance is necessary.”
When asked about the clause of issuing a show cause notice in case of absence, the director said, “it is just a process to enquire why you were absent. It does not mean that we are suspending someone.” He also maintained that such a circular is necessitated because staff are required to manage the event. However, some of the staff members The Wire spoke to said that this is the first time that a clause about the ‘show cause notice’ has been added to the general circular, which is worrying.
Also read: https://www.frontlist.in/a-walk-through-the-forest-with-author-amitav-ghosh/He is very close to RSS leader Indresh Kumar and is associated with at least two organisations led by him. As per the profile available on the official website of the NCPUL, he is national convener of the Hindustani Muslim Intellectual Forum and national co-convener (Intellectual Cell) of the Muslim Rashtriya Manch. Notably, Kumar was the guest of honour at the inaugural function of the 6th World Urdu Conference organised by the Council in March 2019.
An associate professor of Urdu in Delhi University, Ahmad was appointed as director of the council in September 2018. Source: https://thewire.in/
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