State education minister Bratya Basu, after introducing The West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in the House, said there is nothing wrong with the chief minister Mamata Banerjee taking over as the chancellor.
Mamata Banerjee becomes chancellor of state universities, WB Assembly passes bill
West Bengal Assembly has passed a bill today to make Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and not the Governor as the chancellor of all State Universities in Bengal. Though the BJP legislators did not agree to it however with 40 votes against the bill and 182 in favor, the bill was passed.
State education minister Bratya Basu, after introducing The West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in the House, said there is nothing wrong with the chief minister Mamata Banerjee taking over as the chancellor.
"Why can't the chief minister be the chancellor of state universities if the Prime Minister is the chancellor of a central university - Visva Bharati? You can go through the recommendations of the Punchhi Commission...The governor, who is the present chancellor, has violated protocols on various occasions," Basu said.
Earlier, the state's ruling party leaders had accused Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar of working with the central government to harass the Mamata Banerjee government on key issues.
As per the Bengal Raj Bhavan's official website, by law, the Governor is the Chancellor of 17 Universities in the state. Some of the Universities include University of Calcutta, Jadavpur University, University of Kalyani, Rabindra Bharati University, Vidyasagar University, the University of Burdwan and North Bengal University, among others.
For Visva-Bharati in Santiniketan, the Governor is the Pradhana, or Rector, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the Chancellor. In January this year, Dhankhar alleged that Vice Chancellors of 25 state universities in Bengal were appointed without taking his prior approval.
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