Bengaluru,
Oct 13: Students and Officials of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU)
today urged Union Minister for Human Resources Development Prakash Javadekar to
intervene and exert pressure on University Grants Commission (UGC) to accord
recognition for the courses offered by KSOU. Mr Javadekar, who is also BJP
election Incharge in Karnataka was here today to preside over the State Core
Committee meeting at the Party office Jaganath Bhavan. The affected Students
and KSOU officials met Mr Javadekar and submitted a memorandum to him and also
to two other Union Ministers D V Sadananda Gowda, H N Ananth Kumar, besides to
BJP state President and Lok Sabha member B S Yeddyurappa and to Opposition
leader in the Legislative Assembly Jagadish Shettar. Mr Javadekar assured them
that he will take the issue seriously and will convene a special meeting on
October 17 to discuss the issue and find a solution. The future of more than
three lakhs students are at stake following the UGC de-recognised the courses
since last year and KSOU was banned from registering for new courses and also
de-recognised the courses offered so far. Former Karnataka Minister S A
Ramadas, who lead the delegation. said "Mr Javadekar has been apprised
about the issue. The future of lakhs of students were at stake for no fault of
theirs, and though hundreds of KSOU students have written to the authorities,
their words have fallen on deaf ears." KSOU Students and officials, who
came in buses from Mysuru, Mandya and other Districts to meet Mr Javadekar,
told newsmen that their agitation will continue till the UGC accords
recognition. A couple of days back an affected student had written a letter to
President Ram Nath Kovid urging for mercy killing since he had been denied job
despite passing PG from KSOU. Karnataka Minister for Higher Education Basavaraj
Rayareddy, who urged the UGC to recognise the KSOU courses as future of lakhs
of students at stake, told newsmen recently that he had written several letters
to the concerned Union Minister in this regard but went in vain. UNI
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