West Bengal Governor resolves imbroglio in Vice-Chancellor appointments
The Hindu
Amid indication of strain in ties, Governor C.V. Ananda Bose says relationship between the Raj Bhavan and the State Secretariat should be that of “constructive cooperation”
Amid an indication of strain between the Raj Bhavan and the ruling establishment in West Bengal, Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Tuesday came to the rescue of the State government by accepting the resignation of six Vice-Chancellors and then re-appointing them for a period of three months.
Mr. Ananda Bose resolved the imbroglio in the State Higher Education Department as appointments of Vice-Chancellors during the tenure of his predecessor, Jagdeep Dhankhar, were held without his approval.
Recently, the Supreme Court upheld the order of the Calcutta High Court turning down the re-appointment of Calcutta University Vice-Chancellor Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee as “void in the eyes of law and non-existent”.
On Tuesday, the Governor addressed a joint press conference with Education Minister Bratya Basu and said that the relationship between the Raj Bhavan and the State Secretariat should be that of “constructive cooperation”.
The Minister said that several other Vice-Chancellors, who were not present at the meeting on Tuesday, would submit their resignation to the Governor who will grant them an extension of three months.
In that period, the State government, in consultation with the Governor, would form the necessary statutes on the appointment of Vice-Chancellors, the Minister added.
During the press conference, the Governor did not answer questions on the law and order situation in the State but added that governance was an “incessant process with checks and balances and course corrections”.
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