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The West Bengal government on Friday engaged a new Vice-Chancellor for Diamond Harbour Women's University (DHWU) hours after Chancellor and state Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar appointed for the post another person who expressed "unwillingness" to accept it on personal grounds.

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday alleged that vice chancellors of 25 state universities have been appointed so far sans his nod as the chancellor.

Abusive comments were made by an unidentified participant against Visva Bharati Vice-chancellor Prof Bidyut Chakraborty during an online event and has drawn criticism from the faculty and students of the central university.

JNU teachers association condemned the decision saying, "The Vice Chancellor selectively orchestrated the discussion on the CUCET which was sent as an additional agenda item on Jan 10, 2022, by stating that decision on the matter had already been taken in the 157th meeting of the academic council."

The Governor had also criticised the language and style of the letter written to him by the Vice Chancellor

The Governor said that if he continues as Chancellor of Universities, then being the disciplinary authority, his next step "would be full of drastic actions that will cause a lot of upsets" and that is why he is giving time to the state government to bring a law to take over the functions of Chancel

"... After returning, I have discussed with several members of Syndicate about the matter of conferring D.Litt Degree to his excellency the President of India. The members of the Syndicate turn (sic) it down," the handwritten letter dated December 7, 2021, read

The Enforcement Directorate arrested a former chancellor of a Bengaluru-based private university who is alleged to have duped the parents of as many as 4,500 students by "siphoing off" Rs 107 crore funds taken from them as fees, the agency said

ARIIA Ranking 2021: Vice Chancellor Prof. Nageshwar Rao congratulated the entire IGNOU fraternity for this achievement and appreciated the team NCIDE for creating an innovation ecosystem in the university with great zeal and enthusiasm

"I am not interested in being the symbolic head of the universities", Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said

The sharp reactions from the opposition party came a day after Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said he had ceased to function as chancellor from December 8 and his office must have forwarded to the state government

The state's education minister Bratya Basu had tweeted on Friday that there was need to "introspect" on whether the state needs to continue with the colonial legacy of governor being ex-officio chancellor of all state-run universities and eminent scholars should be appointed instead.

A couple of days after suggestions were made that he should be replaced from the titular post of Chancellor of state-run universities in West Bengal, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday lashed out at the state government.

Education Minister Bratya Basu said, "It is high time to introspect whether we should continue with the colonial legacy of the Governor being the Chancellor of Universities just by the virtue of his post or we should nominate eminent scholars and educationists as Chancellors."

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday expressed anguish at Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of private universities in the state for not attending a meeting called by him at the Raj Bhavan.

The West Bengal government on Friday engaged a new Vice-Chancellor for Diamond Harbour Women's University (DHWU) hours after Chancellor and state Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar appointed for the post another person who expressed "unwillingness" to accept it on personal grounds.

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday alleged that vice chancellors of 25 state universities have been appointed so far sans his nod as the chancellor.

Abusive comments were made by an unidentified participant against Visva Bharati Vice-chancellor Prof Bidyut Chakraborty during an online event and has drawn criticism from the faculty and students of the central university.

JNU teachers association condemned the decision saying, "The Vice Chancellor selectively orchestrated the discussion on the CUCET which was sent as an additional agenda item on Jan 10, 2022, by stating that decision on the matter had already been taken in the 157th meeting of the academic council."

The Governor had also criticised the language and style of the letter written to him by the Vice Chancellor

The Governor said that if he continues as Chancellor of Universities, then being the disciplinary authority, his next step "would be full of drastic actions that will cause a lot of upsets" and that is why he is giving time to the state government to bring a law to take over the functions of Chancel

"... After returning, I have discussed with several members of Syndicate about the matter of conferring D.Litt Degree to his excellency the President of India. The members of the Syndicate turn (sic) it down," the handwritten letter dated December 7, 2021, read

The Enforcement Directorate arrested a former chancellor of a Bengaluru-based private university who is alleged to have duped the parents of as many as 4,500 students by "siphoing off" Rs 107 crore funds taken from them as fees, the agency said

ARIIA Ranking 2021: Vice Chancellor Prof. Nageshwar Rao congratulated the entire IGNOU fraternity for this achievement and appreciated the team NCIDE for creating an innovation ecosystem in the university with great zeal and enthusiasm

"I am not interested in being the symbolic head of the universities", Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said

The sharp reactions from the opposition party came a day after Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said he had ceased to function as chancellor from December 8 and his office must have forwarded to the state government

The state's education minister Bratya Basu had tweeted on Friday that there was need to "introspect" on whether the state needs to continue with the colonial legacy of governor being ex-officio chancellor of all state-run universities and eminent scholars should be appointed instead.

A couple of days after suggestions were made that he should be replaced from the titular post of Chancellor of state-run universities in West Bengal, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday lashed out at the state government.

Education Minister Bratya Basu said, "It is high time to introspect whether we should continue with the colonial legacy of the Governor being the Chancellor of Universities just by the virtue of his post or we should nominate eminent scholars and educationists as Chancellors."

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday expressed anguish at Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of private universities in the state for not attending a meeting called by him at the Raj Bhavan.