JU students 'rusticate' chancellor Jagdeep Dhankhar, call him 'spineless'
5 years, 3 months ago

JU students 'rusticate' chancellor Jagdeep Dhankhar, call him 'spineless'

India Today  

On the warpath with West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, students of Jadavpur University on Thursday "rusticated" him as the chancellor over his stand on a host of issues, including the contentious Citizenship Act. In an "open letter" that addressed Dhankhar as 'Ex-Chancellor', two students' bodies--Arts Faculty Students Union and Faculty of Engineering and Technology Students Union -- said he was being "rusticated" from his position of the chancellor. "This is our rustication of Mr Dhankhar in a symbolic manner as chancellor of a premier institution like JU which has always encouraged liberal space and inclusiveness", Ashushi Paul, head of the SFI's Jadavpur University unit, said. Dhankhar's visit to Jadavpur University in September to "rescue" Union Minister Babul Supriyo from a clutch of frenzied students had set off a verbal duel between the state government and Raj Bhavan, with recriminatory tweets being exchanged between the two almost on a daily basis.

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