Cops in mufti at JU on Tuesday
I oversee 624 colleges under my university and must manage admissions and affiliations. Later, in a letter to ABRSM president and secretary, Sarkar refuted the allegations and highlighted a Calcutta High Court order of Feb 16, 2022, expunging the trial bench’s order, including adverse remarks against him.
Explaining his decision not to be part of the probe panel, Goswami said: “The VC invited me to serve as a member of the committee. I initially asked him not to include me, but he kept me on it. He is a friend, after all. Additionally, our university convocation is scheduled for September. I cannot spare the time required to probe the incident properly. ABRSM secretary Bhaskar Sardar, however, claimed they had not received any such letter.
However, on Sunday night, I informed him that I will not be able to remain on the panel.
On Monday, former Calcutta High Court judge Pranab Chattopadhyay was appointed by JU to head the committee, which is scheduled to hold its first meet in 48 hours. Kolkata: Another member of the inquiry committee set up by Jadavpur University to probe last Thursday’s campus violence has expressed his unwillingness to be part of the investigation. Arunasis Goswami, vice-chancellor of Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University, has stepped down citing ongoing admission and convocation preparations at his own university. Students have already begun sending their complaints and evidence regarding the campus vandalism and violence to a designated email address.