Governor demands repayment for alleged illegal convocation at Jadavpur University.
Times of India | 30 March 2025
12345 Kolkata: Governor and JU chancellor C V Ananda Bose, in a letter to former interim VC Bhaskar Gupta, demanded that he deposit the money spent during the course of "convocation held illegally" in Dec 2024. Gupta said, ""All these are meaningless and baseless allegations. Why should I react or reply to them? He only knows why he is doing such things. The governor sent a similar letter after the convocation, saying it's illegal and I informed the state. If the govt wants a reply again, I will inform them. I have also spoken to the education minister."
The letter stated that it is imperative to recover the varsity fund spent in an unauthorised manner by the VC for conducting the "illegal convocation". "Since you have not furnished any report regarding the expenses incurred, you will ascertain the same from the university officer, remit the same in the bank, and report compliance immediately, failing which further action will be initiated to realise the amount from you," the letter read.
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