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Jadavpur University Revokes Notice to Professor Over Neha Bora Event
A professor at Jadavpur University helped approve an event where Neha Bora spoke.
Some groups said the event was approved without following the proper steps.
The university asked the professor, Arup Gayen, to explain his decision in writing.
Teachers and students protested the notice.
The vice-chancellor then spoke with Gayen and decided a written explanation was no longer needed.
The university withdrew the notice.
It also dissolved and formed a new committee to review campus events.
The vice-chancellor said the change was routine and that the new committee would work fairly.
Jadavpur University revoked an explanation notice issued to professor Arup Gayen.
Gayen had chaired the committee that approved Neha Bora’s October 5 campus event.
The vice-chancellor said a discussion with Gayen meant no written explanation was needed.
Teachers and students protested the notice after RSS-affiliated groups raised procedural objections to the event.
The university dissolved and reconstituted the committee; the vice-chancellor described this as routine.
- Who
- Jadavpur University professor Arup Gayen, Vice-Chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee, and groups of teachers and students.
- What
- The university revoked an explanation notice issued to Gayen over approval of a campus event addressed by Neha Bora.
- Where
- KP Basu Hall at Jadavpur University.
- When
- The event was held on October 5; the revocation followed protests and a discussion between the vice-chancellor and Gayen.
- Why
- The vice-chancellor said that after discussing the circumstances of the approval with Gayen, no written explanation was needed.
Notice was unnecessary
Approval procedure was questioned
Explanation notice to Arup Gayen
Notice was unnecessary
The Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association opposed the notice, saying teachers provide voluntary service on panels and could stop cooperating if penalised.
Approval procedure was questioned
RSS-affiliated teacher and student organisations objected to the event approval, alleging procedural lapses.
Committee changes
Notice was unnecessary
The vice-chancellor described dissolving and reconstituting the committee as a routine exercise and said the new panel was balanced.
Approval procedure was questioned
The committee that Gayen chaired was dissolved and reconstituted after the event approval became contested.
Key facts
- University
- Jadavpur University
- Professor
- Arup Gayen, chairman of the approving and programme monitoring committee
- Event date
- October 5
- Event venue
- KP Basu Hall
- Speaker
- Neha Bora
- Notice outcome
- Revoked by Vice-Chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee
- Committee
- Dissolved and reconstituted by the university
Quotes
Chiranjib Bhattacharjee
Jadavpur University vice-chancellor
“Any committee can be dissolved and reconstituted at any time. This is a routine exercise. The new committee is a balanced panel and will do its job fairly with the usual terms of reference.”
telegraphindia.com
“I had a word with him, following which I felt there was no need for any explanation. The chapter is closed.”
telegraphindia.com
An unnamed teacher
A teacher who attended the Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association meeting
“We told the VC that teachers provide voluntary service to head panels... If they are penalised like this, no teacher will cooperate. The VC had promised he would have the explanation notice revoked.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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