The Fact News Service
Chandigarh, June 19
The government is planning to bring a Bill in the Vidhan Sabha tomorrow aimed at removing the Governor as ex-officio Chancellor of state universities.
Under the proposed Bill, the Chief Minister will be the new chancellor of all state universities, a senior functionary of the government said.
Past controversies
- Earlier, a row erupted after the Governor stalled the selections of the VCs of PAU, Ludhiana, and BFUHS, Faridkot
- Last week, a fresh controversy started after the Governor had appointed Susheel Mittal as VC of PTU
The issue is likely to create a new tussle between the government and the Governor. After the Bill is passed by the Assembly, it will be required to be presented to the Governor for assent.
A row between the government and the Governor had erupted when the latter stalled the selections for the post of Vice-Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, and Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, made by the government. The Governor had sent the files back on the pretext that it had lapses in the selection procedure. He had even refused accept the appointments of Dr GS Wander as VC of the BFUHS and Dr Satbir Singh Gosal for the PAU.
