Governor cautions JU VC on 'delay' in taking action on report

West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi has asked Jadavpur University Vice-Chancellor to take "immediate" action on a report relating to a molestation case in the campus and expressed concern over the condition of some students on fast, who are demanding resignation of the VC.
The Governor has also asked the state's education minister to take care of the health of the students who are on fast, demanding action against the VC for ordering a police crackdown on them.
"The Governor has cautioned the Vice-Chancellor of Jadavpur University, Abhijit Chakraborty, for the delay in taking action on the report relating to the molestation case and asked him to take immediate action as per law," according to a press release issued by the Raj Bhavan.

The Governor also expressed concern at the deteriorating health of some students who are on a fast-unto-death while appealing to them to call off their hunger strike.
"The Governor K N Tripathi has expressed concern at the deterioration of health of some students of the University who are on fast and asked Partha Chatterjee, Minister for Education, to take care of the students' health and afford all the necessary facilities in this connection," the statement said.
Twelve students of the university are on a hunger strike since January 5 demanding the VC's resignation.

One of them, third year engineering student Shivam Ghosh, was admitted to a private hospital after his blood sugar and BP fell sharply.

The students want the Vice-Chancellor to go for ordering a police crackdown on them during a 'gherao' on the night of September 17.
During the recent 59th convocation of the university, a student, Geetoshree Sarkar, refused to accept the best graduate degree and gold medal from the VC in protest against his continuation at the post.
Following this, the Governor, who is the Chancellor of the University, proposed to put stamps on the certificates of those who were not participating in the convocation, which infuriated the students.
Yesterday, the students met state Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, who appealed to them to withdraw their agitation, but hit a wall.