Kolkata: The appointment of Buddhadev Sau, known to be associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and is even the president of an RSS-run organisation, as the new Vice-Chancellor of Jadavpur University has kicked up a row in West Bengal.
Jadavpur University (JU), which is in the news and has been seeing protests against the “killing” of a student in a ragging incident, has been without a VC since August beginning.
However, questions are being raised about Sau’s appointment, with many also questioning his educational qualifications.
As per JU’s rules, to become a Vice Chancellor, one needs to have 10 years’ experience as a professor, but Sau has been teaching only since 2015, sources told People’s Reporter. Many critics also believe the reasons for his appointment are political.
The previous VC, Suranjan Das’s term ended on May 31, after which he submitted his resignation letter to Governor CV Anand Bose. The Governor then appointed Amitabh Dutta, a professor of engineering from Jadavpur, as the temporary VC, but on August 4, he, too, resigned. After that, Jadavpur University was without a Vice-Chancellor.
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