The Rampur district administration demolished a part of the boundary wall of Mohammed Ali Jauhar University on Thursday. The varsity is the brainchild of Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and Rampur MP Azam Khan.
The boundary of the university was built on government land and the varsity administration was earlier asked to demolished it.
Sources said that a huge police force reached the site around 2:30 pm on Thursday and demolished a part of the wall facing Aliyaganj village, using JCB machine.
During the Samajwadi Party regime, the land was given to Jauhar university and in exchange, the gram panchayat was given government land. UP Revenue Council considered the exchange of land to be inappropriate and issued an order to vacate it.
The Deputy District Magistrate issued a notice against Muhammad Ali Jauhar University registrar and chancellor Azam Khan, asking them to demolish the wall, and gave two weeks’ time to carry out the order.
The Rampur administration waited till the time expired and since no action was taken by the varsity, it demolished the wall. Mohammad Ali Jauhar University was established by Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust in Rampur and Azam Khan was appointed as its chancellor in 2006. It was granted university status by UP government in 2012 when Akhilesh Yadav was the Chief Minister.