Manohar Lal Khattar’s former media adviser Amit Arya appointed vice-chancellor of Haryana university

Dr Amit Arya, a close confidant of Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar, has been appointed vice-chancellor of Dada Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts in Haryana’s Rohtak. Arya, a former journalist, served as Khattar’s media adviser when he was the Haryana chief minister.

Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, also the chancellor of the university, announced the appointment through a notification issued by the Raj Bhavan.

“Consequent upon the recommendation of the Government of Haryana, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sub-section 1 & 2 of Section 11 of Dada Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts, Rohtak Act, 2014, I, Bandaru Dattatraya, Governor of Haryana and Chancellor of Dada Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts, Rohtak, hereby appoint Dr. Amit Arya as Vice-Chancellor, Dada Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts, Rohtak, for a period of three years or till he attains the age of 70 years whichever is earlier with effect from the date he assumes the charge of his office,” the notification stated.