Gehlot asks Raj govt not to shut down journalism varsity

Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today urged Rajasthan government not to close down Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication (HJUJ) here after it recently banned admissions for the current academic session to the varsity.
In a statement here, Gehlot said the university was set up to provide quality education in journalism to youth and named after former chief minister, freedom fighter and journalist Haridev Joshi.
"Hence it should not be closed down by stopping admission process as 82 students have applied for admission and are now in an uncertain situation by the decision," Gehlot said.
Altogether 118 students currently studying in HJUJ will also face a difficult situation, he said.

On July 3, the Rajasthan government had banned admission process at the varsity for academic session 2015-16 pending a cabinet sub-committee review.
"As the university is under review of the cabinet sub-committee, the fresh admission process for various courses for the academic session 2015-16 is banned until the next orders," said a letter dated July 3, addressed to the varsity's Vice Chancellor by Joint Secretary of Higher Education.
The university was established in 2012 when Gehlot was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.