Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) mein haal hi mein ek exam sawaal ko lekar ek bada vivaad khada ho gaya. BA (Hons) Social Work Semester-I ke paper Social Problems in India mein ek 15-mark ka sawal poocha gaya tha, jisme students se “India mein Muslim minorities ke khilaaf hone wali atrocities” par discussion karne ko kaha gaya. Yeh question jaise hi saamne aaya, wese hi social media par tezi se viral ho gaya aur is par different reactions dekhne ko mile.
Kai logon ne is question ko biased aur provocative bolo. Unka kehna tha ki sawal ka wording pehle se hi ek conclusion assume karta hai, jo academic neutrality ke against hai. Iss beech, kai logon ne yeh bhi kaha ki social work jaise subject mein real social issues par baat karna zaroori hota hai, chahe topic sensitive kyun na ho.
University administration ne is maamle ko seriously lia aur concerned professor ko suspend kar diya. Jamia ke mutabik, question paper mein aisi wording ka aana negligence aur lack of academic caution ko dershata hai. Iske saath hi, ek internal inquiry committee bhi banayi gayi hai jo poore maamle ki jaanch karegi.
Is incident ke baad ek badi debate shuru ho gayi hai – academic freedom vs institutional responsibility. Ek taraf log keh rahe hain ki universities ko difficult aur uncomfortable topics par bhi discussion allow karni chahiye, doosri taraf yeh bhi kaha ja raha hai ki communal harmony aur balance ka dhyaan rakhna equally important hai.
Ab sabki nazar inquiry committee ke decision par hai, jo yeh tay karega ki aage kya action liya jaayega aur future mein aise cases ko kaise handle kiya jaaye.
