Kerala, Oct.24: Amid the ongoing tussle between Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan and the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in the state, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday, October 24, questioned the Governor for directing the Vice-Chancellors of all 9 universities in the state to submit their resignation. The CM said that the Governor has been acting as a “tool of RSS”.
“Governor is misusing the Chancellor post to exercise more powers than he holds. It is undemocratic and encroachment on the powers of the Vice Chancellors. The Governor’s post is not to move against the government but to uphold the Constitution’s dignity. He’s acting as a tool of RSS,” Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said, ANI reported.
The CM added that the Governor or chancellor doesn’t have the right to remove VCs and there is no such option in the University Act. “Supreme Court verdict against Technology University’s vice-chancellor is not applicable to all vice-chancellors. On the basis of that verdict, the Governor cannot demand other vice-chancellors on the basis of that act. Governor or Chancellor don’t have the right to remove vice-Chancellors. There is no such option in the University act,” CM Vijayan said
