The agitation outside Presidency University on Wednesday
The university will reopen on Oct 27. A university source said, “The first meeting of the committee will happen immediately after the campus reopens on Oct 27. The chairman of the panel has asked to preserve the CCTV footage of roughly one month, tentatively from Sept 15.
The report will also be reviewed by the police commissioner and his team, he said. Sources said the chairman of the panel has asked the dean of students to preserve the CCTV footage of the last one month for probe. Chattopadhyay said, “The higher education dept is in contact with Presidency University, and the varsity has already formed a probe committee. Meanwhile, if the members feel, they can also schedule an online meeting during the vacation,” said a source.
He added that the dept was in touch with the university and the probe report will be submitted to the higher education dept by the university. The committee will look at the footage, talk to people to find out the circumstances leading to the incident. Kolkata: Higher education minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay on Thursday said actions like defacing Swami Vivekananda ’s photo will not be tolerated in higher educational institutions and the administration will be as strict as necessary. Students affiliated to ABVP lodged a complaint with PU authorities on Wednesday regarding use of derogatory and abusive words on their banner which had Swami Vivekananda’s photo and demanded strict action.
Within the next 15 days, it will identify those responsible for the act and submit a report to the dept. The five-member inquiry committee formed by Presidency University (PU) that is probing the defacing of the ABVP ’s banner with Swami Vivekananda’s photo will hold its first meeting immediately after the Durga Puja vacation. Instructions have been given to preserve all CCTV footage. A separate complaint has been lodged by ABVP with the police, and Kolkata Police is communicating with the university. The CP and his team will review the university’s internal probe report. The Presidency University will not spare anyone who defaced Swamiji’s picture and wrote such derogatory and abusive words. They will face the strictest punishment. These individuals are not even fit to be students.”