Manohar Lal Khattar has written to LSE after a scholar alleged he confronted “smear marketing campaign”
Chandigarh:
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has written to the London Faculty of Economics (LSE) asking its administration to step in after a scholar alleged he was disqualified from contesting the coed union elections following a “smear marketing campaign” over his Indian and Hindu identification.
The LSE has written again saying bullying, discrimination and harassment are fully unacceptable. “We’re conscious of the reviews that you simply increase in your letter, and we’re investigating them,” wrote Eric Neumayer, President and Vice Chancellor of LSE, London.
In his letter dated April 5 to Neumayer, Khattar stated, “I’ve been knowledgeable that Karan Kataria, a postgraduate scholar in regulation on the London Faculty of Economics and Political Science is going through discrimination and harassment within the institute.”
Khattar has posted his letter on Twitter.
My letter to London Faculty of Economics concerning the security and well-being of Mr. Karan Kataria and their response.@karanatLSEpic.twitter.com/QdtsD2D4PO
— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) April 6, 2023
Kataria (22), who’s from Haryana, has alleged that he was disqualified final week from contesting the LSE College students’ Union (LSESU) ballot over “baseless” allegations and with out being given an opportunity to completely state his case.
“I’ve been knowledgeable that Kataria was disqualified from elections to the put up of normal secretary of the London Faculty of Economics College students’ Union.
“I’ve been knowledgeable that this disqualification was not substantiated with causes and was as an alternative because of discrimination on account of race and beliefs. I might sense that his mom was in extreme psychological misery when his mom and sister got here to fulfill me,” the chief minister wrote.
Khattar additional wrote that he was involved “that this incident and its results will have an effect on Kataria’s research”.
“Kataria is an excellent scholar as evidenced by his admission to your prestigious institute. As a result of latest occasions, he has been feeling unsafe throughout the institute campus. In such a state of affairs, it’s vital that the administration steps in and takes care of his security and well-being.
“…Could I request you to look into this matter and kindly guarantee Kataria’s security and shield him from discrimination on account of his beliefs or race,” he stated.
Khattar additionally placed on his Twitter deal with Neumayer’s response given on the identical day to the CM’s letter.
“Thanks in your letter of 5 April in regards to the latest LSE College students’ Union election and the state of affairs concerning Karan Kataria,” wrote Neumayer, who acknowledged categorically that bullying, discrimination and harassment are fully unacceptable, and that LSE is dedicated to robustly and swiftly investigating and tackling any such situations.
He wrote close to particular issues raised in regards to the LSESU election.
“The SU has knowledgeable us {that a} candidate was disqualified from the management election for breaking election guidelines, and we perceive an exterior evaluate of the election proceedings will happen sooner or later.
“We are going to proceed to watch this case carefully and supply assist wherever it’s wanted. Please be assured that we take Kataria’s wellbeing, and the wellbeing of all our college students, with the utmost seriousness,” Neumayer stated in his letter.
He additionally talked about that LSE has a spread of ways in which situations of bullying might be reported, together with a devoted on-line portal.
“Extra broadly, LSE is completely dedicated to making sure the security and safety of our college students. We’ve got a spread of providers to assist our college students’ wellbeing and research, with skilled workers and friends on-hand to offer recommendation and help, together with over the Easter closure. We urge anybody who wants it to take up the assist that’s accessible,” he wrote.
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