File picture of the clash in front of SRFTI
“These resource people were asked not to come when the academic halt was announced in Oct.
This practice requires no termination,” said a source. Students also alleged that “seven resource persons have been discontinued from their jobs. However, requesting resource persons at SRFTI to not come is a common practice at the institute. A resource person at SRFTI is taken on board depending on the requirements of any department. If there is no academic activity, he or she is always requested not to come in. They are paid on a daily basis.
Kolkata : Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI) has extended campus restrictions till Dec 11, following an order issued on Oct 16. Academic activities in the Film and Electronic and Digital Media (EDM) wings will remain suspended, while hostels and other campus premises will continue to remain vacated. Mess services will also stay closed. The faculty, who has been issued a show-cause notice, has been given three days to answer why he facilitated unauthorised entry.
Regarding the discontinuation of the contract of two faculty members, students alleged that it was related to their role in enabling cinematographer and director Ranjan Palit to enter the campus and conduct the workshop on Wednesday.