: SAVE B.H.U. : The UGC in its regulations issued in June last expects from teachers that they would be “constantly under the scrutiny of his students and society at large and there is no incompatibility between his percepts and practice”, whereas distinguished professor attached to Value Center of BHU has alleged in his letter to the Vice Chancellor DP Singh, “we have recently adopted a value promotion policy for the university.
It has a clause on administrative values also. These values need to be practiced, and also seen to be practiced.” He is referring to the recent appointment in the center on a post of research Officer where qualifications were lowered to accommodate a candidate close to vice chancellor. Similarly, a recent happening between Vice Chancellor and Dean of Science Faculty in the matter of a non-teaching appointment which is a talk of university where it is reported that the vice chancellor threatened him on phone. The vice chancellor has also no hesitation in appointing his relatives violating norms and advice of experts as it happened recently in the selection process of dental faculty. It is no secret that to appease his closed and caste people, vice chancellor cares for nothing. Most of the experts in the selection process who are called are “mediocre” and invited frequently as they are convenient.
One particular caste person from Sagar University, another from central university in New Delhi and yet another from open learning from Allahabad are example The Sagar Professor who was called even for a merit promotion selection for the post of professors having no publication of his credit of any significance. He is a candidate for appointment in the dept of sociology. Last two “Thakur” regimes has changed contour and fabric of teaching and non teaching scenario which consist of unqualified persons from all shades that has created an unprecedented stress in the system. One former vice chancellor and old faculty of varsity comments that result of this will be seen in the performance of the university during next decade.
It is not the university community but also the Allahabad High Court and Central Information Commission comments adversely on state of affairs. The high court observed in the mess created in the matter of post graduate medical entrance examination, “Thus, the Vice-Chancellor of the University failed to address himself to the correct issue that was required to be decided. He not only committed an error of fact touching the merit of the decision but also committed an error of law as the decision taken by him is not only arbitrary and unjustified but has been taken without application of mind to any of the relevant consideration. He could not have taken such a drastic action as cancellation of the entire examination and even according to the Five Member Committee this would have meant penalizing the candidates for no fault of theirs.”
The central information commission in its order dated 8 Feb 2010 has indicted university, “it is a very deplorable state of affairs if a university takes over two years on a fact finding mission where allegations of plagiarism are involved. By such actions a university can only be encouraging plagiarism.” The present Rector, Professor BD Singh who was in charge of this fact finding committee, who incidentally is of the same caste as of vice chancellor and chancellor of the university and matter also relates to of his caste people from Dairy Dept ,IAS. Promoted professors shamelessly copied required publications and submitted. When commission commented adversely then report was submitted and regular enquiry was constituted. But there are other serious complaints waiting for decisions but the university administration is complacent.
Prof Rajesh Singh and Prof SK Singh, Dept of Genetics and Plant Breeding ,IAS have been charged that they have questionable merit for selection, which simply can be verified from them. Information obtained under RTI reveals that VC sitting over this since June 2008.Rajesh was appointed within a week of his probationary appointment as chairman of PR unit to harass Brahmin officer of three decade standing. He is under virtual suspension and UGC pays hefty salaries to both of them. Rajesh does not teach and research and devotes most of his time on gaging media for which VC encourage him. He boast of his connection to Ms Shobana Bharatia ,Sri Vineet Jain and Sri Sanjay Gupta etc etc to threaten to city journalists and also his vibrant contacts with underworld. Recently ,he is trying to get Padmashree for VC. He was doing same things for previous VC. Therefore, it is not surprising that information commission has imposed fine on officers of BHU on three occasions including on its registrar of Rs 25000 who was cot for embezzlement of many Lacs and run away from university with help of present VC.
The university administration is rampant with corruption ,nepotism and castism. Recently when vice chairmen of UP Congress Committee, Shree Manishanker Pandey complained to HRD minister Kapli Sibal in Delhi, he promised him to ask the vice chancellor to stop castism. But the recent decisions of the vice chancellor(Few days before, non teaching appointments were made in central library violating norms of short listing and other rules. 22 persons of vc’s caste out of 28 were appointed. Shameless Incharge Librarian, a French professor of vc’s caste appointed his nephew and his wife ,a son of vc”s caste contractor currently also working in central library on a hefty contract, a son of a close person of vc’s wife etc.) are yet to keep the promise of the minister.The VC appointed his closed relative recently in newly organised Dentistry Faculty as MO without any sanctioned post and last meeting of EC refused to appoint son in law of a his caste professor on complaint of dubious merit.
The governance of the university has throttled democratic functioning of the BHU. Amendment carried out in BHU act in 1967, suppressed all the representation in the executive council of the varsity except eight members nominated by the visitor i. e. the President of India. The vice chancellor is already a nominee of visitor appointed by him on the recommendation of three members search committee appointed by him. This power has been misused so much that present council constituted in 2008 consist of four members each from brahmin and thakur community. With the VC and Rector being thakurs they have majority in the council. One brahmin member, Sri Girish Karnad from Bangalore have never attended meeting s of the council. The plight of governance may be well understood. It is reportedly said that ignoring customary nominations in the council from member of minority, law expert, scheduled caste representations, the visitor decided to appoint her close relative( father in law of her daughter) and a friend. The chancellor of the university is a well known king and philosopher Dr. Karan Singh who incidentally is also a thakur. It is not surprising therefore that top rung of university hierarchy consist of same caste persons. Viz
Shri Mati Pratibha Devi Singh Patil, President of India – Visitor
(i) Shri Karan Singh, Chancellor, BHU
(ii) Prof. D.P. Singh, VC, BHU
(iii) Prof. C.D. Singh, VC, Indira Gandhi Tribal National University, Amarkantak, Prof. (Mrs.) Kamala Singh, VC, Amrawati University (closed to Visitor), Dr. D.S. Rathore, Ex-VC, Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University, Palampur (closed relative to Visitor) and Prof. S.B. Singh, Ex-Principal Regional Institute of Education, Ajmer [Thus five members out of nine are thakur’s being in majority for decisions in executive council which is a supreme body. There is no representation of SC/ST, minority, jurist and internal members which is the norms in all the previous executive council. Instead of academicians this is a committee of VC’s dominated by Thakurs (Rajput). That is how premier institution like BHU being governed by the HRD Ministry when by great Shri Arjun Singh jee who was the champion of minority.] The present VC Prof. D.P. Singh was preceded by Dr. Panjab Singh who was also a Rajput or Thakur.
(iv) Prof. B.D. Singh, Rector, BHU
(v) Prof. A.P. Singh, Chairman, University School Board, BHU
(vi) Prof. D.K. Singh (Professor of French Studies), Chairman of Central library Committee and Chief Librarian
(vii) Prof. Onkar Singh, (long back retired,1967) Chairman, University Estate Office and recently appointed as OSD, South Campus with financial powers
(viii) Prof. H.C. Rathore (Rajput), Chief Proctor, BHU
(ix) Prof. K.P. Singh, Director, Institute of Technology of BHU, Barkachha (Removed by the Governor of UP on corruption charges from Purvanchal University and FIR had been lodged against him).He has been charge sheeted under various sections.
(x) Prof. Shri Singh, Chairman Student’s Council of BHU and heading many important committees
(xi) Prof. S.P. Singh, (Teacher of Electrical Engineering, IT, BHU holding charge for last 10 yrs of university civil construction dept. and water and electrical works. Imagine when he would have been teaching.
(xii) Prof. D.P. Singh, Chairman Alumni Cell, BHU (Prominent RSS worker holding the chair for last 7 yrs.and retired long back)
(xiii) Prof. A.S. Raghubanshi, (Thakur) Coordinator of VC’s Technical Cell, BHU (out of four two members are Thakur’s).Tipped to be a director of newly created institute of sustainable development.
(xiv) Prof. Rajesh Singh, Chairman, Publicity Cell of BHU(charged that got appointment on the basis of forged experience which the university refuse to enquire. Given full charge of PRO’s office immediately after few days of his appointment.)
(xv) Professor Satyendra Singh, Chief Warden, Guest House Complex of BHU(recently appointed.) Also Dy Chief Proctor.
(xvi) Shri Aswani Singh Assistant Registrar, VC’s office
(xvii) Prof. Sri Singh, Coordinator, NET/GATE Examination of UGC
(xviii) Prof. Anil Singh, In-Charge, Horticulture Unit of BHU (recently appointed.)
(xix) Prof. Ajay Kumar Singh, Chairman BHU Press Committee
This list is very long. But the union ministry of HRD is also contributing by various nominations of officials like present and former VCs and officers etc in the Executive council and Court which has led to a culture says a former president of the teachers association that only official lines are endorsed and culture of discussion and dissent has disappeared. Recently the academic council has approved a proposal to recommend for creation of a faculty on south campus of university which is a leased land, 80km away from the main campus of the university. The BHU Act clearly debars such action as provisions laid down in the section 15(1)(a&b) which says inter alia, “ the university may found and maintain other colleges and institutions including high schools, within a radius of 15 miles from the main temple of the university for the purposes of carrying out instruction and research.’ Though in sub clause (a) it has been permitted to found and maintain “special centers and laboratories for research.”
On similar pattern an institute of sustainable development being established but charges of nepotism being already there. Similarly charges of corruption on a coordinator of women’s center and alleged threatening by a chief proctor son to head of department to short list his name for a post of lecturer being also ignored by the vice chancellor on caste considerations. The chief proctor son was caught to sale entrance result in the previous vice chancellors regime for which the enquiry committee report was suppressed. Similarly the negligence of the surgeon resulted into the death of donor and donee of kidney transplant matter in its prestigious institute being hushed up is also worth mentioning.
The university has been severely engulfed in the web of the charges of corruption and nepotism. The atmosphere is tense and sadly the union ministry of HRD is a mute spectator in spite of representations made by various segments .Now vc’s caste people celebrating Sri Singh’s appointment in HRD as Joint Secretary as they will get away from all the sins. This is indeed very sad that a premier institution being allowed to go to ashes. Particularly during 150th birth anniversary year of its great founder Pt Madan Mohan Malaviya.
It is interesting to note that Chancellor and Vice Chancellor loudly clapping and shouting on being declared BHU no 1 university ,though, genuinely, in limited sphere of Arts, Commerce and Pure Sciences by a news magazine, not by any rating institution .But when in the same magazine’s next issue , Technology, Medicine, Law and Management etc slipped to 14 and 15 places they overlooked. Because both have HIGH PITCH moral and ethical preaching rights reserved for them. Is Kapil Sibal listening?
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DATED 7.10.2010
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Rakesh
February 1, 2011 at 6:49 am
Jaroor kisi pandit ne likha hai ye sab. Are pandit ji logon jara Hari Gautam ki regime ke baare mein bhi kuch gyaan badha diye hote. aap karein to chamatkar aur dusre karein to balatkar??? Thanks to Shri Arjun Singh and Shri V P Singh to implement mandal and reservations to curb the madharchod brahmins.
Sanjay Nagar
February 1, 2011 at 6:06 pm
In my openion, the person who wrote this is perhaps a BHU employee and also have some personal problems with the administration. No doubt, he is doing dirty politics. Recently, I have read in newspapers that now BHU is on top. as an allumini of this holy institute i must congratulate Prof. D. P. Singh, VC BHU, for this excellent effort. Rest I am also agreed with — Rakesh, February 01, 2011 “Jaroor kisi pandit ne likha hai ye sab. Are pandit ji logon jara Hari Gautam ki regime ke baare mein bhi kuch gyaan badha diye hote. aap karein to chamatkar aur dusre karein to balatkar??? Thanks to Shri Arjun Singh and Shri V P Singh to implement mandal and reservations to curb the madharchod brahmins. “
Sanjay Nagar
February 1, 2011 at 6:18 pm
In my openion, this is just dirty politics. The person who wrote this is definately a BHU employee and have some problem with the present administration. Recently I have read in newspapers that now BHU is on top at nation level. As an allumini of this holy institute I must congratulate Prof D.P.Singh, VC BHU, for his good efforts. Rest i am totally agreed with—– Rakesh, February 01, 2011 ——– Jaroor kisi pandit ne likha hai ye sab. Are pandit ji logon jara Hari Gautam ki regime ke baare mein bhi kuch gyaan badha diye hote. aap karein to chamatkar aur dusre karein to balatkar??? Thanks to Shri Arjun Singh and Shri V P Singh to implement mandal and reservations to curb the madharchod brahmins.