NEW DELHI: Allahabad University is the next Central university on the boil. However, in this case vice-chancellor RL Hangloo, appointed by this government, has threatened to resign alleging political interference on the issue of method to be adopted for admission.
Even as political parties across ideological divide, including BJP, are ranged against Hangloo, he himself did many flip-flops on Wednesday. First he blamed the Centre for interfering in university's admission policy but later changed it to political interference in general.
While talking to presspersons, Hangloo said, "HRD ministry should not have interfered. We will all have to leave and let the university be run by government as it wishes. Then it would be better to have MLAs and MPs as vice-chancellors rather than academics." In no time he issued a clarification by taking an unprecedented decision. Hangloo sent a letter to Rajya Sabha chairperson Hamid Ansari stating that neither HRD minister Smriti Irani nor ministry officials have ever interfered in the working of the university.
He blamed media for twisting his statements. By evening Hangloo was back to blaming political parties, including BJP for mess in Allahabad University. "This is a central university and used to be called the Oxford of the East in the past. There can be no possibility of the institution regaining its lost glory if political interference continues," Hangloo said.
Allahabad University had introduced admission only through online method this year. However, many BJP MPs met Irani on Tuesday and sought her intervention. After ministry sent him a missive that offline test should also be there, university had to modify its earlier decision. However ministry sources said it had merely suggested that online tests can be introduced from next year.
Student leaders across political divide had opposed only online admission test. Leaders were alleging that online test will intrinsically benefit urban and semi-urban students while those from rural background will be left behind because of lack of internet connectivity.
The matter came up in Rajya Sabha. Irani sparred with SP leader Ramgopal Yadav. She alleged SP leaders had threatened Hangloo while he cited VC's statement alleging interference from the Centre.
Even as political parties across ideological divide, including BJP, are ranged against Hangloo, he himself did many flip-flops on Wednesday. First he blamed the Centre for interfering in university's admission policy but later changed it to political interference in general.
While talking to presspersons, Hangloo said, "HRD ministry should not have interfered. We will all have to leave and let the university be run by government as it wishes. Then it would be better to have MLAs and MPs as vice-chancellors rather than academics." In no time he issued a clarification by taking an unprecedented decision. Hangloo sent a letter to Rajya Sabha chairperson Hamid Ansari stating that neither HRD minister Smriti Irani nor ministry officials have ever interfered in the working of the university.
He blamed media for twisting his statements. By evening Hangloo was back to blaming political parties, including BJP for mess in Allahabad University. "This is a central university and used to be called the Oxford of the East in the past. There can be no possibility of the institution regaining its lost glory if political interference continues," Hangloo said.
Allahabad University had introduced admission only through online method this year. However, many BJP MPs met Irani on Tuesday and sought her intervention. After ministry sent him a missive that offline test should also be there, university had to modify its earlier decision. However ministry sources said it had merely suggested that online tests can be introduced from next year.
Student leaders across political divide had opposed only online admission test. Leaders were alleging that online test will intrinsically benefit urban and semi-urban students while those from rural background will be left behind because of lack of internet connectivity.
The matter came up in Rajya Sabha. Irani sparred with SP leader Ramgopal Yadav. She alleged SP leaders had threatened Hangloo while he cited VC's statement alleging interference from the Centre.
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