The registrar of Patna-based Pataliputra College, NK Jha, has lodged a police criticism in opposition to the performing vice chancellor of the college, Sharad Yadav, who’s holding extra cost other than his unique appointment at Aryabhatt Information College (AKU), alleging intimidation by a number of the college officers who landed at his home within the escort car of the VC round midnight of March 29-30 to get information signed.
NK Jha, the registrar of Pataliputra College lodged a police criticism in opposition to the performing vice chancellor of the college, Sharad Yadav. In his criticism, Jha alleged intimidation by a number of the college officers who landed at his home within the escort car of the VC round midnight. (Santosh Kumar / HT Picture)
Jha, a Patna College professor, has lodged the criticism with the Bahdurpur police station and in addition apprised the Raj Bhawan, training minister and the extra chief secretary (training) concerning the scenario, which he stated might have turned harmful for him had he been current in his home.
“Four persons – two security guards and two officials – arrived at my house in the escort vehicle of the VC at 11.40 pm and seemed to be in inebriated condition, as the CCTV footage shows. They wanted me to sign on a file. Had I been in the house, they could have done anything, as they seemed to be in foul mood,” he stated in his criticism.
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The station home officer (SHO) of Bahadur police station confirmed having acquired a written criticism and corroborated the incident after going via the CCTV footage.
“We will interrogate all the four, who went so late at night at the residence of an officer. Even if there was some urgent work, normally one would call to know the availability before going at anyone’s house at odd hours,” stated a police officer.
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The VC, then again, advised media individuals that the officers had gone to the registrar’s residence for getting the proceedings of the Syndicate assembly, held on March 29, signed that day. “The registrar had left after the meeting and the proceeding was to be prepared the same day. The registrar’s phone was switched off and so the officials went there,” he added. He didn’t reply when HT tried to contact him on telephone.
Jha contradicted the VC’s assertion, saying that the Syndicate assembly was over by 6.30, he was on the workplace until 7.30 pm and there was no apparently urgency until then, as Syndicate assembly is a routine affair and it’s by no means a compulsory provision to get the minutes prepared by midnight.
“At 10 pm, I got a call from VC’s PA to reach office within five minutes. I said I cannot, as I am with an ailing relative and cannot reach. That also saved me, perhaps. It might have been a ploy to call me and pressurise me. Despite my clear ‘no’, two persons were sent to my house at 10.30 pm and later four persons again reached at 11.40 pm in escort vehicle,” he added.
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He stated that even on Wednesday, he was unable to go to his workplace on account of slogan-shouting in opposition to him within the workplace. “I will apprise the police as well as the Raj Bhawan about the situation and would seek permission to work from home in view of safety threat due to open movement of outsiders. I have the video clips of the prevailing situation,” he added.
“Acting VCs holding additional charge are directed by the Raj Bhawan not to take policy decisions. There is a clear order in this regard and what constitutes policy decisions has also been clearly defined. It should be for a brief period, not for months. Running one state university is a challenge and how can one manage two or three,” he added.
The order, accessed by HT, clearly mentions that convening and presiding over the assembly of choice committee/some other promotion committee, convening assembly of Senate, Syndicate and Educational Council, new appointments / recruitment course of. taking choices which have monetary implications, initiating new constructions work and floating recent tender and different actions which can be categorised as coverage choices of the college come underneath the purview.
“It is further, requested that if, in the interest of University, policy decisions are required to be taken, then prior approval of Chancellor should be taken,” says the Raj Bhawan order.
Pataliputra College has been underneath extra cost of Yadav since January 15 this 12 months, after the top of the tenure of former VC RK Singh, who was additionally in controversy over alleged irregularities within the appointment of principals in three faculties.
The matter was additionally raised within the Bihar Meeting by BJP MLA Arun Kumar Sinha and the Raj Bhawan additionally served him present trigger and restrained him from taking any coverage choice.
“It has been observed that junior professors have been given charge of college principals in place of seniors, which is against the Raj Bhawan direction and statutes,” the sooner letter from Robert L Chongthu, principal secretary to the Governor, to all the schools, searching for compliance inside 15 days.
Nevertheless, the compliance was by no means carried out and later the restraint order was withdrawn and the principals have been allowed to proceed in a bizarre flip of occasions. Jha stated it was additionally a purpose why he was being put underneath strain to signal the information for the removing of some principals.
“I told him that this would require Chancellor’s direction and in any case the principals appointed by the Bihar state university commission would be there soon. The VC is holdings additional charge and outsiders keep moving in the university camps us till 11 pm. Without registrar’s knowledge, files go out of office. Old security guards and supervisors are being removed to create room for new appointments. Any institution can function with basic working discipline only . I hope Raj Bhagwan will see if its own directions are being followed or not,” he added.