7 days ago
Congress slams BJP men in BHU's EC
Lucknow: The
Congress party
opposed the inclusion of BJP MP (from Chandauli) Mahendra Nath Pandey and Mayor Ashok Tiwari in the executive council of BHU.
"Instead of choosing academicians, the university appointed politicians and people with known RSS backing.
This move is akin to ruining a world-renowned university and turning it into an RSS office," said Ajay Rai, UPCC president.
He added, "The politicisation of the executive council is unfortunate and we demand an immediate end to this politicisation and that qualified individuals be made members of the council."
Emphasising that the RSS influence in this council is condemnable, Rai stated: "We raised this issue last year, suggesting that the council should include academicians, vice-chancellors, scientists and important figures from the education sector who were honoured with prestigious awards like Padma Shree or Padma Bhushan." tnn
However, the Central govt, which already influenced BHU with RSS ideology, repeated its low-level actions."
Rai asserted that the situation in BHU deteriorated over time. "When there was a vice-chancellor at BHU, there was no executive council and now when there is an executive council, there is no vice-chancellor. The situation is so dire that BHU became a victim of corruption rather than a centre of education, with chaos and corruption everywhere. In a prestigious institution like BHU, justice and ethics are being strangled," Rai said.
