New Delhi: In an unprecedented flip of occasion, Kolkata’s coveted Jadavpur College (JU) witnessed a convocation ceremony with out its chancellor. The Governor of West Bengal is, by the advantage of his seat, the chancellor of Jadavpur College.
The event comes a day after Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose eliminated Buddhadeb Sau from the chair of interim Vice Chancellor. An official assertion from Guv Bose’s workplace learn, “The authorization given to Prof Buddhadeb Sau as per order no. CU/WB/22/23 dated August 17, 2023, to train the powers and carry out the duties of the workplace of Vice Chancellor, Jadavpur College until additional orders, is withdrawn. This order will take speedy impact.”
Nonetheless, in lower than 12 hours, Sau was reinstated because the vice-chancellor of the college. The chancellor of JU didn’t attend the occasion because it was organised with out his consent. In the meantime, the now ex-vice chancellor, Sau, attended the convocation ceremony solely as a visitor.
The ceremony was presided over by the college’s pro-vice chancellor Amitava Dutta. The College Grants Fee (UGC) additionally didn’t ship any consultant to the occasion.
Sources from JU say that Sau’s resolution to not participate within the ceremony was prompted after a notification from the governor’s workplace stated that an investigation will likely be launched in opposition to Sau over complaints filed in opposition to him.
The college, for a very long time, was operating with out a head earlier than the appointment of Buddhadeb Saha.
Governor Bose was not pleased with Sau’s resolution to announce the date of convocation with out his consent after he held a gathering with Bengal’s Schooling Minister Bratya Basu.
