2 days ago
State govt refuses to observe Partition event in universities
T'puram: State govt made it clear that Partition Horrors Remembrance Day wouldn't be observed in universities in the state as directed by the chancellor.
Higher education minister R Bindu on Wednesday said universities wouldn't organise any programmes to observe this day and strict instructions were issued in this regard.
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She said when a programme titled Partition Horrors was convened, it was undoubtedly clear that it would lead to communal hatred and divisions in society.
Hence, state govt is of the view that such an issue should not be encouraged on the campuses of the state, she added. The minister said if the seeds of division were being sown in universities, it seemed unlikely that any conciliatory efforts would succeed in the future.
Meanwhile, governor sent another letter to vice-chancellors regarding the observance, requesting detailed information about the events. Based on this, the respective universities have written to individual colleges regarding this.
Opposition leader V D Satheesan said governor's suggestion to observe Partition Horrors Remembrance Day was a serious mistake. "Governor should not attempt to implement Sangh Parivar agenda of dividing the country.
If implemented, the opposition will resist it. They have come up with a new tool called Partition Fear to divide the people," he alleged.
"Governor's actions, which undermine the spirit of Independence Day celebrations, are anti-national and anti-democratic. Chief minister has expressed his protest. However, the chief minister should be ready to directly convey the protest of state govt and its people to governor," he added.
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Satheesan alleged that governor was making unnecessary interventions in universities.
"Governor should not interfere with the constitutional powers of universities. The chancellor's position in universities is ceremonial. The problem is that govt is often not ready to firmly tell governor that what he was doing was wrong," said Satheesan.
