Academics oppose V-C appointments by Governor

Academics oppose V-C appointments by Governor

SHIV SAHAY SINGH KOLKATA

A group of academics on Friday held protests outside the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata against “the arbitrary appointment of interim Vice-Chancellors that has gravely affected higher education in the State”.

Om Prakash Mishra, Deb Narayan Bandyopadhyay, Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee, Swagata Sen and Sibaji Pratim Basu were among those who held protests outside the Raj Bhavan. “His Excellency, we request you to abandon your illegal ways. Dictatorial aspirations and a domineering approach do not suit your formal position. The Chancellor is a creature of statutes and his powers are limited by the statutes. It is good to obey the command of law and shun the path of confrontation. We appeal to you to consider our request in a time-bound manner,” they said in a letter to Governor C.V. Ananda Bose.