A group of academicians, including former Vice-Chancellors from West Bengal, on Friday to President Droupadi Murmu alleging that State’s Governor C.V. Ananda Bose was” trying to directly administer the public universities”.
“By setting aside the founding acts and statutes of the universities, the Hon’ble Chancellor , his Excellency the Governor of West Bengal is trying to directly the public universities. In some of the universities, a never heard of category of Professor-in charge has been invented and they are being authorised to perform functions of the Vice-Chancellors. Retired judges and police officers are being authorised as Vice-Chancellors and some of appointees are being routinely replaced, a letter signed by academics said.
