Kolkata, The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has written to Visva-Bharati Vice Chancellor Probir Kumar Ghosh, expressing dismay over his “failure” to appear before it in connection with alleged irregularities in the implementation of reservation policy in the recruitment process, a varsity official said on Friday.
A hearing was convened on August 20 before NCST member Dr Partha Biswas in connection with the alleged lapses in the reservation policy implementation for the appointment of a professor, according to the letter.
The letter, dated August 27, was addressed to the vice-chancellor and the additional secretary of the higher education department, he said. “Representatives of the Centre were present during the interview process for the professor’s recruitment. Our recruitment process was transparent. The VC might have been preoccupied, and he could not attend the commission’s hearing.
Other administrative-level officials of the central university were present there,” the varsity official said. The commission said the vice chancellor’s absence from the hearing had been viewed “very seriously” by the member. But representatives from the university were present during the hearing,” he said. The varsity spokesperson said once the letter has come, the central university will respond to the commission in accordance with law.
“The vice-chancellor was asked to appear before the commission, but he could not attend the scheduled hearing.
