Bihar Chief Minister meets Governor Phagu Chauhan to take account of University crisis

Vijay Kumar Choudhary said he was not aware of the agenda for Kumar’s meeting with the governor but believes that it might be linked to the controversies around some vice-chancellors.

In the wake of the growing difference between the Raj Bhawan and state government, the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called on Governor Phagu Chauhan, over the steps taken against the alleged corruption charges leveled against some of the Vice-Chancellors. 

It was noticed that Governor Chauhan was going lenient on Vice-Chancellors who were suspected of corruption and other irregularities. Nitish Kumar and Bihar Education Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary have taken a harsher step against top University officials who are suspected of crossing the line. 

As per the formal communication to the governor ahead of their meeting, Choudhary said Nitish Kumar asked Raj Bhavan to order a “comprehensive inquiry” into the “serious’ charges leveled by Prof Md Qudus, vice-chancellor of Maulana Mazharul Haq Arabic and Persian University, against his predecessor.

Wednesday’s meeting, viewed as an attempt to defuse the crisis, started at 12 noon and lasted for about half an hour. An hour later, governor Phagu Chauhan left for national capital Delhi where he was scheduled to meet Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, among others.

Vijay Kumar Choudhary said he was not aware of the agenda for Kumar’s meeting with the governor but believes that it might be linked to the controversies around some vice-chancellors. “When the chief minister and governor meet, the conversation usually revolves around a whole range of issues,” he said. In the same breath, Choudhary added: “Higher education needs to be away from any kind of controversy as public perception is very important, and the CM always wants that.”

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