The incident comes against the backdrop of demands by students to appoint a full-time vice-chancellor. A senior varsity official further informed that the students have been protesting for over a week demanding the appointment of a permanent Vice-Chancellor.
Student arrested for throwing ink at Pro VC of Bihar University
Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University (TMBU) has filed a police complaint against a student who threw ink at pro-vice-chancellor Ramesh Kumar at his residence. The incident comes against the backdrop of demands by students to appoint a full-time vice-chancellor.
“He went all the way to the residence of the Pro-VC, that too on a holiday… The fact is that despite some problems, TMBU session is relatively better compared to many other state universities,” said TMBU registrar Dr Niranjan Prasad Yadav, the HT reported.
A senior varsity official further informed that the students have been protesting for over a week demanding the appointment of a permanent Vice-Chancellor. It must be noted that BR Ambedkar Bihar University (Muzaffarpur) Vice-Chacellor Hanuman Prasad Pandey has been holding the additional charge of TMBU since September 24, 2021. As per the reports, he has not delegated responsibilities to the Pro-VC to carry out all the routine functioning in his absence. He had not been able to visit the varsity even once this year.
"For all the previous VCs, signing of degrees was always the top priority, but for the last couple of years, things have gone awry because the VCs were mostly in-charge for short periods,” he added. On July 15, a group of students staged a protest demanding their degrees and had a heated argument with the controller of examination Arun Kumar Singh.
“Since July 18, the students have been protesting and have locked down the university. They want permanent VC here. How can we assure that? It is for the Raj Bhawan and the government to work on,” said the registrar.
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