Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has written to the London School of Economics (LSE) asking its management to step in after a scholar alleged he turned into disqualified from contesting the scholar union elections following a “smear campaign” over his Indian and Hindu identity.
The LSE has written lower back pronouncing bullying, discrimination and harassment are absolutely unacceptable. “We are aware about the reviews which you enhance for your letter, and we’re investigating them,” wrote Eric Neumayer, President and Vice Chancellor of LSE, London.
In his letter dated April five to Neumayer, Khattar stated, “I were knowledgeable that Karan Kataria, a postgraduate scholar in regulation on the London School of Economics and Political Science is going through discrimination and harassment withinside the institute.”
Kataria (22), who’s from Haryana, has alleged that he turned into disqualified closing week from contesting the LSE Students` Union (LSESU) ballot over “baseless” allegations and with out being given a hazard to completely country his case.
“I were knowledgeable that Kataria turned into disqualified from elections to the submit of wellknown secretary of the London School of Economics Students’ Union.
“I were knowledgeable that this disqualification turned into now no longer substantiated with motives and turned into rather because of discrimination attributable to race and ideals. I ought to feel that his mom turned into in excessive intellectual misery whilst his mom and sister got here to satisfy me,” the leader minister wrote.
Khattar in addition wrote that he turned into concerned “that this incident and its outcomes will have an effect on Kataria’s studies”.
“Kataria is a superb scholar as evidenced via way of means of his admission in your prestigious institute. Due to the current events, he has been feeling hazardous in the institute campus. In any such state of affairs, it’s miles essential that the management steps in and looks after his protection and well-being.
“…May I request you to look at this count and kindly make sure Kataria’s protection and defend him from discrimination attributable to his ideals or race,” he stated.
Khattar additionally placed on his Twitter deal with Neumayer’s reaction given at the identical day to the CM’s letter.
“Thank you in your letter of five April regarding the current LSE Students’ Union election and the state of affairs concerning Karan Kataria,” wrote Neumayer, who said categorically that bullying, discrimination and harassment are absolutely unacceptable, and that LSE is dedicated to robustly and hastily investigating and tackling such a times.
He wrote almost about precise worries raised approximately the LSESU election.
“The SU has knowledgeable us that a candidate turned into disqualified from the management election for breaking election rules, and we apprehend an outside overview of the election lawsuits will take region in due course.
“We will keep to reveal this example carefully and provide guide anywhere it’s miles needed. Please be confident that we take Kataria’s wellness, and the wellness of all our students, with the maximum seriousness,” Neumayer stated in his letter.
He additionally noted that LSE has various methods that times of bullying may be reported, consisting of a committed on-line portal.
“More broadly, LSE is definitely dedicated to making sure the protection and safety of our students. We have various offerings to guide our students’ wellness and studies, with skilled group of workers and friends on-hand to offer recommendation and assistance, consisting of over the Easter closure. We urge all people who desires it to absorb the guide this is available,” he wrote.
