Till now, Governor was the chancellor of the universities run by the state government, who would then appoint the vice-chancellor of the university.
The ongoing tussle between the West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has reached another level. In a big decision, now the state government has decided to make the Chief Minister the chancellor of the university, instead of the Governor.
State Education Minister Bratya Basu gave this information on Thursday. Education Minister Bratya Basu said that it has been decided in the cabinet meeting that in the universities run by the state government, the Governor will no longer be the chancellor and will be replaced by the Chief Minister.
A law will be brought to this effect in the assembly. Let us tell you that earlier in the universities run by the state government, the Governor was also the chancellor of the university, who would then appoint the vice-chancellor of the university.
Earlier, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar had accused Mamata government of violating the powers of the governor and disobeying the decisions taken by the governor on several occasions. Recently, Mamata Banerjee had herself accused the Governor of appointing vice-chancellors without the consent of the state government.
