Visva Bharati University Faculty Association writes to Prime Minister, urges to save institution amid protest
The association expressed concern that the events that had been unfolding of late, triggered by the decisions taken by the VC in the past two years, may lead to the closure of the institution.
A group of faculty members at Viswa Bharati has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention to take action to save the august institution from further degeneration as the protest by students entering the sixth day.
Opposing some of the recent decisions taken by Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabory, the letter by Vishwa Bharati University Faculty Association (VBUFA) said "three students have been expelled, and a large number of faculty members and employees suspended or issued show-cause notices" in matters which could have been solved through dialogue and discussions.
The association further expressed concern that the events that had been unfolding of late, triggered by the decisions taken by the VC in the past two years, may lead to the closure of the institution.
"While the Honourable Chancellor interacts with students of this vast country on a regular basis, professor Chakraborty failed to talk to the students who are like our sons and daughters. Driven by confrontational attitude and lack of vision, professor Chakraborty is leading Visva-Bharati to an existential crisis," the VBUFA alleged in its letter to PM Modi as reported by NDTV.
The faculty body, representing a section of the teachers, further alleged in the letter that most members of the university’s different statutory bodies, including the executive council, are acting in a partisan manner "and at the behest of the VC".
It further demanded an investigation to be carried out on the complaints that have been filed against Chakraborty by an independent committee, headed by a serving or retired judge of a high court.
Due to the ongoing protest, the Visva Bharati University has also put on hold the admissions to various undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
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