Bengal Governor appoints officiating V-C of another varsity amid row
The Hindu
Gov. Bose appoints Prof. Kajal De as interim V-C of Kanyashree Univ. despite CM Banerjee's criticism. Prof. De was previously appointed by Bose as interim V-C of Diamond Harbour Women's Univ. CM accused Bose of ignoring State-appointed search committee & threatened to block funding to univs. following his directions.
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose has appointed the interim V-C of another State-run university amid a row over his move to appoint such officials in varsities that have remained headless for months.
Mr. Bose on Tuesday night announced the name of Professor Kajal De as the officiating V-C of the newly established Kanyashree University.
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His announcement came just hours after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's blistering attack against him during a Teachers' Day programme, where she accused him of interfering in the State's education system, and threatened to sit on a dharna outside Raj Bhavan if the Governor continued to function in this manner.
"Hon'ble Chancellor today appointed Prof. Kajal De Vice-Chancellor [officiating] of Kanyashree University, West Bengal," the Raj Bhavan said in a statement.
Prof. De was discharging her duties as the interim V-C of Diamond Harbour Women's University since March after being appointed by Mr. Bose. She was a professor of mathematics at Netaji Subhas Open University.
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