President Droupadi Murmu has withheld assent to a few modification Payments handed by the West Bengal meeting, searching for to switch the governor of the state with the chief minister as chancellor of state-run universities, an official stated on Monday.
IMAGE: File picture of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor C V Ananda Bose at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata. {Photograph}: ANI Picture
Because of this, Governor CV Ananda Bose will proceed to discharge his duties because the Chancellor as earlier than, in step with the present authorized provisions, the official stated.
In April 2024, Bose had reserved the West Bengal College Legal guidelines (Modification) Invoice, 2022, the Aliah College (Modification) Invoice, 2022, and the West Bengal College of Well being Sciences (Modification) Invoice, 2022, for the consideration of the President of India. The West Bengal College of Well being Sciences (Modification) Invoice, 2022.
All of the Payments, handed in June that yr, sought to switch the governor with the chief minister because the chancellor of the state-aided universities.
Jagdeep Dhankhar was the governor of West Bengal at the moment.
“The Payments sought to switch the governor with the chief minister because the chancellor of the state-aided universities. The Hon’ble President of India has withheld assent from the above Payments,” the Lok Bhavan official stated.
The tussle over administration of state-run universities between the state authorities and the Governor prompted the Mamata Banerjee administration to convey the laws.
The state authorities had argued that the change would facilitate sooner administrative decision-making and more practical governance of universities.
After examination on the central degree, the President withheld assent to the Payments. Because of this, the principal Acts governing state-aided universities, which offer that “the Governor shall, by advantage of his workplace, be the Chancellor of the College,” will proceed to stay in pressure, the official stated.
