2011: Hope is there in you

We have passed a year of hopelessness, a year of debauchery, a year of deceit, a year of oppression, a year of shamelessness and a year of scams. But we can never hope of a solution until and unless a problem comes on the surface. We can never expect of a dream until and unless we expect a state of slumber. We can never think of a beautiful sunrise until and unless a stormy night shakes ourselves to the core.

2010 is a year where the Indian Judiciary let the beleaguered Muslims down with a judgement on Babri Mosque where faith prevailed over law. This was the year of Wikileaks which gave a new impetus to investigative journalism with proof of American role in Civilian deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. This was the year where 2G Spectrum Scam worth of Rs. 1.76 lac crore, or Food Scam worth Rs. 2000 Crore rocked the country and the collective conscience of the people of this country.

And it’s not the country or the world which faced moments of shame, the image of our own alma mater time and again get tarnished due to the allegations of corruption on the Vice-Chancellor & his team, or for their spending 43 lac on the President constituted 2-Judge Committee for probing financial allegations of 90 lac or delaying the Inquiry for 2 years, or for arbitrary suspensions of 156 students in 3 years which is unprecedented in Indian Academic History. And time and again for the Administration we hang our head in shame. Today after the 3 oppressive years of Prof.P.K.Abdul Azis regime the AMU fraternity has reached such a shameful stage of political ineptness where though students from Jadavpur University, JNU, or Jamia Milia are participating in the first Asian Peace Mission to Gaza Strip today but no one represent from AMU in the 50 member Indian team to such noble mission.

But let us pledge again on the eve of 2011 with the immortal verse by Asrarul Haq Majaj “Jo Abr yaha se utthega wo sare jahan mein barsega”. Let us believe again in the every hallowed precinct of our alma mater which inspired the generations of Moulana Muhammad Ali Jauher, Shaukat Ali, Ali Sardar Jafri and many more. Let the 2010 be the last year of our helplessness, hardship and tyranny. Let us the see the light of 2011 without the shades of the tyrants on the sacred soil of our alma mater. Come out and contribute in realising the Sir Syed’s dream of clean, uninterrupted & powerful academic environment by being part of the democratic process in 2011 to choose your elected representative in the AMU Students Union. Believe the hope is amongst you, believe the dream is amongst you, and believe we can start again.