Dr Parmesh Kumar was elected president of Kurukshetra University Teachers Association (KUTA) defeating Dr Subhash Chander by 38 votes on Monday. Kumar polled 141 votes while Chander got 103 votes. Amongst other contenders, Dr Suresh got 91 votes and Dr Suman Dhanda 60 votes. Dr Naresh Vats from Deptt of law defeated Dr Birender Pal for the post of Vice President. Dr Naresh Kumar from Geology Deptt became Seceretary defeating Dr Rajpal from Deptt of Ancient History.
Dr Kuldip Singh from Punjabi Deptt was elected as Joint Secretary. Sixteen members also got elected in executive council of KUTA. Speaking to media, President elect Dr Parmesh Kumar from University College said he will fight for the rights of KU teachers and try to get central university status for Kurukshetra University and Department status for university college which is a long pending issue of the university college.