An inquiry committee for the protection against harassment of women at the workplace is functioning in accordance with the harassment at workplace act with complete autonomy; this committee has given independent decisions in the past. Any person, group or organization will not be allowed to exert pressure on the committee. These views were expressed by KU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Ajmal at a meeting of chairpersons and directors of KU's departments/institutes.
It was decided to constitute a three member Harassment Watch Committee in every department/institute comprising of the chairperson/director and two senior most professors (male and female). It was also decided to place a complaint box in Vice Chancellor's Secretariat in which complaints regarding any form of harassment could be submitted. VC would himself monitor the complaints and if a staff member/faculty is found guilty, KU administration will take strict action.
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