Whereas Tezpur College has been in tumult with protests by workers and college students towards its Vice-Chancellor, the institute’s Finance Officer, who has additionally been a topic of the protestors’ ire, took cost as Officer on Particular Responsibility (OSD) to the Vice-Chancellor of one other central institute, Sikkim College, this month.
The official, Braja Bandhu Mishra, who had been holding the Finance Officer’s publish via an extension after his superannuation in Might, has denied any wrongdoing on his finish and stated that he determined to ask to be relieved of his place in Tezpur College due to the adversarial local weather there, and had utilized to positions in a number of universities after serving his discover on October 30.
The continuing protests at Tezpur College started in late September. On October 19, Sikkim College issued an commercial for a one-year contractual place of OSD to the V-C, inviting purposes from Degree 14 retired officers from Central Autonomous Institutes. The Indian Specific learnt that 9 purposes have been obtained for this, of which 4 have been known as for interview on November 11 and that the choice committee picked Mishra.
Sikkim College Vice-Chancellor Santanu Kumar Swain stated there was an “pressing requirement” for the place within the college.
“I’ve been in cost right here for 3 months, and lots of key posts like registrar, finance officer and inner audit officer have been vacant. I’ve been discovering it very tough since I don’t have a lot specialised data of finance. So we carried out this appointment course of, which additionally included an exterior choice committee member. He was a candidate with ample expertise in several central universities. Protests are happening in one other college, however we’ve employed in line with our want,” he stated.
Tezpur College Registrar-in-charge Chandan Goswami stated that Mishra relinquished his cost there on November 30.
Protesters at Tezpur College have accused Vice-Chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh of economic irregularities and extended absences from the college, resulting in “administrative stagnation”, disrepair of campus infrastructure, and disruption of educational processes. Among the many grievances the Tezpur College Lecturers’ Affiliation raised in a memorandum to the Ministry of Schooling final month was the extension of Mishra’s tenure as Finance Officer. The very fact-finding committees constituted by the Governor and the Ministry to look into the campus turmoil had recorded his assertion.
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Mishra stated that he was “upset” after protesters raised “Return” slogans towards him, and determined to ask to be relieved of his place.
“I didn’t ask for the extension; it was given to me on the final day of my service. I’ve given my written statements to each the fact-finding committees. There, I’ve highlighted the principle cause {that a} part of workers object to me, which is that I’ve raised objections to a number of irregular payments submitted by completely different departments over time. I’ve not achieved any irregularities within the college in additional than 5 years of working there,” he stated.
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