9 Trustees Resign As Gujarat Governor Appointed Varsity Chancellor
NDTV
However, the top decision-making body of the Ahmedabad-based Gujarat Vidyapith has decided not to accept the resignations.
Nine of 24 trustees of the Gujarat Vidyapith, founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920, have resigned to protest state Governor Acharya Devvrat's appointment as the new chancellor under "political pressure". However, the top decision-making body of the Ahmedabad-based university has decided not to accept the resignations.
In a joint statement, the nine trustees on Monday said the selection of Mr Devvrat as the chancellor was done due to "crass political pressure," and in "total disregard of Gandhi's values, methods and practices."
They appealed to the Governor to decline taking charge as the Chancellor in order to "uphold the fundamental values of democracy and transparent autonomous decision-making (of the varsity)."
The governor had on October 11 agreed to take over as the 12th chancellor of the 102-year-old institution after the University's governing council resolved on October 4 to invite him to assume the post for five years following the resignation of incumbent Ela Bhatt (89), a well-known activist and Gandhian, due to age-related issues.
