Bihar Governor slams Education Department in presence of CM
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Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Tuesday slammed the Education Department in the presence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during a Teacher’s Day programme in Patna.
Referring to the ongoing conflict with the Education Department, without taking any name, the Governor indirectly chastised K.K. Pathak, Additional Chief Secretary of the Education Department.
“When a Secretary from the Education Department writes a letter and challenges the rights of the Chancellor asking [for] his autonomy, then we really need to think it over. A Secretary of the Education Department writes such letters. How could he have such courage?“ the Governor said.
The officials were present on the dais at Patna University, where the Wheeler Senate Hall was being inaugurated.
His remark has come amid friction between the Education Department and the Raj Bhavan over the past few weeks.
The Governor wondered how much the department would respect the Vice-Chancellors, Chairmen, and Professors of universities if it accorded this much respect to the Chancellor (the Governor himself).
“Just a while ago, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was saying that Vice-Chancellor Girish Kumar-ji needs an extension. Of course he has done a lot of work. On the call of the Chief Minister, we can think about it, we can also do it. But if you keep the Chancellor of the University below, then the Chancellor definitely cannot think about it. On one hand, you will keep interrupting the Chancellor, and on another hand, you will expect from the Chancellor, this cannot happen,” he added.
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