Kerala College VC sparks row by suspending registrar over occasion attended by Guv | Training

The order issued on Wednesday alleged that the Registrar, on June 25, cancelled the sanction granted to Sree Padmanabha Seva Samithi for the usage of the College Senate Corridor after the programme had commenced and whereas the Governor — who additionally serves as Chancellor of the College — was on stage.

The Registrar rejected the allegation, stating that the discover was issued earlier than the Governor arrived on the venue and that he has proof to show it.

He mentioned he had performed nothing unsuitable and would problem the Vice Chancellor’s choice by authorized means.

The Vice Chancellor’s motion has drawn sharp criticism from state Larger Training Minister R Bindu who accused Dr Kunnummal of “misusing his powers”.

As per the related act and guidelines, the VC doesn’t have the authority to droop the Registrar, because the Syndicate — the Registrar’s appointing authority — holds that energy, the minister advised reporters right here.

“The Vice Chancellor can place the matter earlier than the Syndicate. Aside from that, there is no such thing as a provision within the current regulation for the Vice Chancellor to take direct motion in opposition to the Registrar,” the minister mentioned.

Citing Anil Kumar’s declare that the discover was issued previous to the Governor’s arrival, the minister added that the suspension was primarily based on a false allegation. “That could be a sheer misuse of energy,” Bindu mentioned.

She additional alleged that Dr Kunnummal was appointed as performing Vice Chancellor solely after declaring his allegiance to the RSS, and that he has now exceeded his authority.

Members of the Left-aligned Syndicate have strongly objected to the suspension.

They echoed the minister’s view, stating that the Vice Chancellor lacks the authority to droop the Registrar and that solely the Syndicate can take motion in opposition to officers above the rank of Deputy Registrar.

Left Syndicate members claimed that the Vice Chancellor’s transfer has introduced disrepute to the college.

In the meantime, the difficulty sparked an enormous protest by SFI and DYFI activists, who marched individually to the Raj Bhavan on Wednesday evening, elevating slogans in opposition to the Governor.

Police used water cannons to disperse the protesting college students and youth activists who marched in the direction of the Raj Bhavan.

Some DYFI members reportedly crossed police barricades, making a tense scenario for the personnel deployed to protect the Raj Bhavan.

The police managed to deliver the scenario beneath management with the assistance of the organisation’s leaders.

DYFI employees later staged a sit-in, throughout which leaders addressing the gathering alleged that the Governor, by the Vice Chancellor, was trying to show Kerala College right into a “saffron fort” — a reference to the ideological affect of the RSS — and vowed to withstand it.

Additionally they accused the Governor of performing on the directions of the RSS karyalaya (headquarters).

Tensions ran excessive on the Kerala College Senate campus on June 25, as activists from the College students Federation of India (SFI), the scholar wing of the ruling CPI(M), clashed with police and staged a big protest in opposition to the show of the Bharat Mata portrait on the perform attended by the Governor.

SFI activists engaged in heated exchanges with each the organisers of the occasion –the Padmanabha Seva Samithi –and the police, demanding the quick elimination of the portrait from the Senate Corridor.

The protest escalated right into a bodily scuffle when SFI members tried to forcibly enter the corridor previous to the Governor’s arrival.

Police managed to clear the best way and ensured the Governor’s easy entry to the venue by eradicating the protesters from the principle campus entrance.

Because the scenario grew tense, the College Registrar reportedly intervened and revoked the organisers’ permission to conduct the programme.

Though the organisers are mentioned to have knowledgeable the Raj Bhavan of the event, the Governor selected to attend the occasion whatever the protests.