Visva Bharati University V-C quits; claims government victimised him

October 01, 2015 11:09

In a dramatic turn of events, Visva Bharati Vice-Chancellor Sushanta Dattagupta emailed his resignation to the President's office Wednesday evening, a few days after the government made damning observations about his conduct as the head of the institution.

Dattagupta was appointed the V-C in 2011 by the UPA-II government and still had a year left in his tenure.

On September 22, the HRD Ministry had sent its final report on the V-C to President Pranab Mukherjee last week, finding him guilty of gross misconduct and dereliction of duty.

The final report had set the stage for what, perhaps, would have been the first-ever sacking of a central university head. Dattagupta, however, resigned before a final decision could be taken. Sources said he quit, claiming he was being victimised by the new government and the enemies he made while serving as the university V-C

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