A group of 42 scholars and academics from throughout the nation have released a declaration revealing concern over the ordeal of Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-G) faculty member Arupjyoti Saikia, who was summoned and grilled by the National Investigation Firm on February 1.
The NIA did not specify why Prof. Saikia had actually been questioned for about 4 hours His associates suspected it remained in connection with the violent protests versus the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in December last year.
” We … compose in distress and with worry about regard to the ongoing ordeal of … Professor Saikia is among the country’s most differentiated and appreciated historians. The author most recently of a landmark history of the Brahmaputra River, he has also composed substantial deal with forest and agrarian history,” the statement stated. “That a scholar of such standing, and a human of such decency, has actually been called for extensive grilling by the NIA is deeply upsetting. We advise that the NIA treat him with the dignity and respect he is worthy of, and allow him to continue his expert work unimpeded.”
Among the scholars and academics who provided the declaration are Ramachandra Guha, Niraja Gopal Jayal, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Geetha Venkataraman, Nandini Sundar, Nayanjyot Lahiri, Janaki Nair and Raziuddin Aquil.
Full list of the scholars and academics:
Dr Sukanta Chaudhuri, Profess