The West Bengal government plans to replace Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as visitor to the state’s nine private universities, information leaked from the education department indicated on Saturday, days after the cabinet decided that chief minister Mamata Banerjee will replace Dhankhar as chancellor of the 17 state-run universities, triggering a row , reported Hindustan Times.
Officials seeking anonymity said that the government wants education minister Bratya Basu to be the visitor of the private universities and a bill will be tabled at the next session of the assembly to implement the move.
Basu was not available for comment but TMC Rajya Sabha member Santanu Sen and state general secretary Kunal Ghosh, who are also spokespersons of the ruling party, did not deny the information. “The government is doing what is required for betterment of the education system. Those arguing that these positions are not meant for politicians should remember that the Prime Minister is the chancellor of all Central universities,” said Ghosh.
