By way of PTI
NEW DELHI: The scholars’ union and academics’ affiliation of Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNU) puzzled the appointment of the school’s Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar as UGC chairman, announcing he was once being ”rewarded” for “enforcing the federal government’s schedule”.
Moushumi Basu, secretary of JNU Academics’ Affiliation (JNUTA), stated she was once “stunned” via the verdict.
“Is there a dearth of skill that the similar set of other folks determine within the operating for best posts? Used to be there no different academician worthy of being appointed as UGC chairman?” Basu stated.
She additionally stated he had now not taken any measures to paintings on construction college’s infrastructure foe virtual era, and academics had been compelled to spend their very own cash for taking on-line categories.
“How will he construct the Virtual College that has been proposed within the price range is any one bet?” she stated.
JNU Scholars” Union president (JNUSU) Aishe Ghosh echoed Basu’s sentiments as she tweeted, “After destruction of JNU for the closing 6 years, Mamidala Jagdesh Kumar is about to grow to be the Chairman of UGC. Dismantling establishments is what Mamidala has experience in. Precisely why the BJP government selected him to take over the placement”.
Her Deputy, JNUSU vice-president Saket Moon claimed Kumar have been rewarded for ”enforcing the federal government’s schedule in an autocratic approach”.
“This displays that those that put in force what the federal government desires are given awards. He has ruined JNU,” he alleged.
From the sedition row of 2016 and lockdown of his administrative center a couple of occasions to then HRD minister getting caught for over six hours on the venue of JNU’s convocation in 2019, Kumar’s tenure because the VC has been marred via controversies.
Kumar, who was once made the VC in January 2016, had his first brush with controversy only a week after his appointment when scholars locked horns with the management over preserving of an match in opposition to the putting of Parliament assault convict Afzal Guru.
In a commentary, Kumar stated his speedy center of attention goes to be the implementation of the Nationwide Training Coverage.
“As Chairman, UGC, this can be a nice alternative for me to paintings for the younger minds of our nation in Upper Instructional Institutes. My speedy center of attention goes to be fast implementation of Nationwide Training Coverage, enabling analysis and innovation ecosystem in HEIs and making upper training extra inclusive and available the usage of era. I sit up for running with scholars, academics and heads of upper instructional establishments around the nation,” he stated.