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Members of the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad during protestation astatine the University of Calcutta, successful Kolkata, connected Thursday. Express photo
Members of the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), the pupil helping of the ruling TMC, protested against Governor C V Ananda Bose during a certificate and medal organisation ceremonial astatine the University of Calcutta connected Thursday.
Later, Bose said, “Everyone has the close to protest. They person to take which mode they privation to.”
The Governor is besides the chancellor of the University of Calcutta.
As soon arsenic helium arrived astatine the main field to administer certificates to caller PhD holders, TMCP members displayed achromatic flags and raised “go back” slogans.
They alleged that the Governor has “illegally” appointed a vice-chancellor to the varsity, that the lawsuit was “misleadingly labelled”, and that barring immoderate “close confidants” of the Governor-appointed acting vice-chancellor Santa Dutta, professors were “not allowed” introduction to the certificate organisation venue.
TMCP State General Secretary Abhiroop Chakraborty called the ceremonial “unconstitutional”.
“It is wide known that PhD degrees should beryllium awarded lone during a convocation ceremony, yet today’s lawsuit is misleadingly labeled arsenic an ‘award’ ceremony… we powerfully condemn it,” helium said.
Later, vice-chancellor Dutta alleged that nary of the protesters were students of the varsity.
“The protesters were determination to vitiate the world ambience of the assemblage campus. But they volition not beryllium palmy successful their attempts to malign the representation of this university,” she said.
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