May 16 – The executive committee of the Gauhati University Teachers’ Association (GUTA) today expressed deep shock over the decision of the Chancellor of the University to assume the charge of the University administration himself in the wake of the resignation of its Vice Chancellor (VC). The established norm has been to appoint a senior professor of the University with adequate knowledge and experience in the University system as VC in-charge during the absence of a regular VC, said the GUTA executive.
In its emergent meeting here today, the GUTA executive committee decided to place a formal request with the Chancellor of the University Ajai Singh, who is also the Governor of the State, to
revoke immediately his decision to assume the charge of University administration.
Besides, the GUTA executive committee has also decided, in its meeting today, to request the Chancellor to take an immediate decision on the resignation of Prof Amarjyoti Choudhury from the post of Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University.
The Chancellor should appoint an in-charge VC in conformity with the established norms of the University till the appointment of the next VC, said the GUTA executive committee in one of its resolutions.
It said the decision of the Chancellor to assume the responsibility of the University administration would create serious problems in the normal functioning of the University administration. The running of the University administration requires regular and timely approval of the VC on various matters, said the GUTA executive.
The GUTA executive committee has also resented the resignation of Prof Amarjyoti Choudhury and said that it ‘disapproves the manner in which the resignation was submitted.’ The decision of Prof Choudhury is a hasty one and it has put the University in an unprecedented situation, said the GUTA executive committee in one of its resolutions.
