Bengal Chief Minister Chancellor Of Universities

The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill that seeks to replace the governor with the chief minister as the chancellor of the state's University of Health Sciences.

West Bengal's Governor on Tuesday said that he will consider bills passed in the Assembly to replace the governor with the chief minister as chancellor of the state universities when they are placed before him without any "bias or prejudice".

State education minister Bratya Basu, after introducing The West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in the House, said there was "nothing wrong" with the Chief Minister taking over as the Chancellor.

The West Bengal cabinet on Monday gave its approval to a proposal to make Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee chancellor of all state-run universities, replacing Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, an official said.

The Bengal cabinet has recently given its nod to a proposal that seeks to replace the Governor with Chief Minister as the Chancellor of state-run universities. The proposal is set to get tabled in the Assembly in the form of a bill.

The development comes amid the state cabinet's decision to make Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee the chancellor of state-run varsities, replacing the governor

Mamata Banerjee's government in West Bengal has decided to introduce a bill in the assembly to make the Chief Minister - and not the Governor - Chancellor of all state universities in Bengal.

The outgoing Vice Chancellor of Kolkata's Jadavpur University (JU), Abhijit Chakrabarti, has slammed the students and teachers of the University for their "militant", "anarchic", "undemocratic" and "unconstitutional" agitation, even as students held a victory rally to celebrate his resignation.

After months of protests at Jadavpur, one of Bengal's top universities, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today stepped in and asked its Vice Chancellor to step down.

The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill that seeks to replace the governor with the chief minister as the chancellor of the state's University of Health Sciences.

West Bengal's Governor on Tuesday said that he will consider bills passed in the Assembly to replace the governor with the chief minister as chancellor of the state universities when they are placed before him without any "bias or prejudice".

State education minister Bratya Basu, after introducing The West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in the House, said there was "nothing wrong" with the Chief Minister taking over as the Chancellor.

The West Bengal cabinet on Monday gave its approval to a proposal to make Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee chancellor of all state-run universities, replacing Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, an official said.

The Bengal cabinet has recently given its nod to a proposal that seeks to replace the Governor with Chief Minister as the Chancellor of state-run universities. The proposal is set to get tabled in the Assembly in the form of a bill.

The development comes amid the state cabinet's decision to make Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee the chancellor of state-run varsities, replacing the governor

Mamata Banerjee's government in West Bengal has decided to introduce a bill in the assembly to make the Chief Minister - and not the Governor - Chancellor of all state universities in Bengal.

The outgoing Vice Chancellor of Kolkata's Jadavpur University (JU), Abhijit Chakrabarti, has slammed the students and teachers of the University for their "militant", "anarchic", "undemocratic" and "unconstitutional" agitation, even as students held a victory rally to celebrate his resignation.

After months of protests at Jadavpur, one of Bengal's top universities, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today stepped in and asked its Vice Chancellor to step down.