Punjab Governor rebuffs govt, cuts short extension granted to two VCs
The development comes in the wake of the state government’s bid to remove the Governor as a Chancellor of the state universities.
Punjab Governor rebuffs govt, cuts short extension granted to two VCs
Chandigarh: Amid the ongoing turf war between Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the former has reduced the extension given to the Vice Chancellors of two state universities from one year to six months.
The development comes in the wake of the state government’s bid to remove the Governor as a Chancellor of the state universities. A Bill to this effect—Punjab Universities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023, was passed by the Vidhan Sabha during a special Assembly session in June. The Governor has already declared the session as “patently illegal” and thus, the fate of the Bills passed is still unknown. The Bills were sent to the Governor for his nod last month.
The state government had recommended one-year extension to Jaspal Singh Sandhu, VC, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and Karamjeet Singh, VC, Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University, Patiala.
The Governor, citing the UGC norms, has allowed extension of six months each to both the VCs. “The VCs were appointed for a fixed period and the government should have made arrangements to fill the vacancies before their term ended,” reads the letter sent by the Governor to the government.
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