High Time We Introspect If Governor Should Be Chancellor Of State Universities: Bengal Education Minister
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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 Education Minister Bratya Basu on Friday said it was high time to introspect if the governor should be appointed as the chancellor of state universities by default as many eminent scholars were eligible for the post. Basu's remarks came hours after Governor Jagdish Dhankhar expressed his anguish over non-participation of university heads in a meeting convened by him. 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.#WestBengal #BratyaBasu #Education
He claimed that the academicians have given in to intimidation by the state government, with which he had been at loggerheads since assuming charge in Bengal. Taking to Twitter, 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."
