The Jadavpur University (JU) on Tuesday held its annual convocation despite objections from Governor C V Anand Bose, the chancellor of the state university.

On Monday, Raj Bhavan issued a letter to interim vice-chancellor Bhaskar Gupta, dubbing the December 24 convocation “illegal”, and directed the varsity authorities to follow all the rules. He also mentioned that “a permanent vice-chancellor would be appointed within a few days. It is better to give the responsibility of convocation in his hands… A hasty convocation could lead to problems for degree recipients”.

State Education Minister Bratya Basu, however, in a social media post virtually dismissed the allegations of violation of law surrounding the convocation. Basu posted on X, “The convocation of a university like JU is a sacrosanct event for the students and the faculties of that institution and it has been held on 24th of December for a very long time…”