Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar once again came down heavily on the State Government for pulling the strings from behind to control institutions like the universities that fall within direct jurisdiction of the Raj Bhavan with the Governor being the Chancellor of all the State universities.
The Governor said so after he visited the Calcutta University only to find not single senior office bearers including the Vice Chancellor to receive him.
Deeply “humiliated once again” the Governor who had “informed the Vice Chancellor about my intention to visit the University at 2 pm today” said he could find not single top officials — “not even the Vice Chancellor, pro-V-C or the Registrar.”
He said he had come in the capacity not as the Governor of the State but the Chancellor of the historic University and “desired to meet the staff here or whosoever wanted to visit me.” He complained that not a single mobile or landline worked when the senior officials were tried to be contacted.
“This is unprecedented” he said adding the room of the V-C was locked and he was forced to sit outside. The Governor and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had been at loggerheads ever since he went to Jadavpur University on September 19 to personally rescue Union Minister Babul Supriyo gheraoed by students for 5-6 hours.
Subsequently the Governor’s repeated attempts at visiting the districts and holding administrative meetings with the Government staff would go down well with the ruling party and things reached such a pass that the both the Chief Minister and the Governor came face to face at Srare Assembly recently on Constitution Day celebrations but would not exchange pleasantries. The twosome literally looked the other way when they came face to face.
Meanwhile the Governor on Wednesday announced that he would visit the State Assembly on Thursday with an intention to visit the library and the people there.
The Assembly which is in session has been unprecedentedly adjourned for two days following the Governor withholding three bills sent by the Government.