Kolkata A woman college professors allegation that a former Trinamool Congress legislator flung a jug full of water at her following an altercation over teachersalt39 association elections in West Bengal has created a flutter here, reports
IANS. The incident allegedly happened in the teachersalt39 staff room of the Bhangar College in the neighbouring South 24- Parganas district on Tuesday.
The professor, Debjani Dey alleged that she sustained an injury on chin when former Trinamool legislator Arabul Islam, president of the college governing body, barged into the staff room with some outsiders, abused her and then threw the jug full of water at her.
” While Islam had sent a list of teachers from the college to be nominated to the West Bengal College and University Teachersalt39 Association ( WBCUTA), I had suggested to my colleagues that we should follow the earlier system of teachers electing their own representatives.
This enraged him, and he sought me out in the staff room. After abusing me, he threw the jug which hit my chin. The injury is not serious, but I have got bruises,” said the Geography professor.
” I donalt39t know why he behaved this way. He could have discussed the matter with us. I was scared. And so, I did not dare to file a police complaint though we have complained to the WBCUTA,” she said.
Arabul, however, denied the allegations and called Debjani Dey a hardcore Communist Party of India- Marxist ( CPI- M) activist.
” This lady spoke to me at a high decibel level, by pointing her finger at me. I only told her that she had no right to behave like this with the college governing body head. I also told her to lower her voice. Thats all.
But she has now made these false allegations,” an aggressive Arabul said, raising his finger at the television camera.
Accusing a section of the CPI- M of framing the incident to damage the college, he said a section of the professors was hand- in- glove with the opposition party.
Regarding Deys chin injury, Arabul said: ” I appeal to the media and others to take her leucoplast off. And see whether there is any injury.
This is blatantly false.” However, educationists and eminent persons sided with the teacher.
WOMAN college professor says Trinamool leader flung jug at her when she opposed his nominations to the teachersalt39association
