Vice-Chancellor who stopped Rahul Gandhi resigns

The Vice-Chancellor of Chandra Shekhar Azad Agricultural Univeristy in Kanpur, where the Mayawati government had prevented Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from interacting with students, resigned from his post.

The Vice-Chancellor of Chandra Shekhar Azad Agricultural Univeristy in Kanpur, where the Mayawati government had prevented Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from interacting with students, on Tuesday resigned from his post.

Vice-Chancellor V K Suri gave his resignation to university Chancellor and Uttar Pradesh Governor Rajeswar who had expressed his displeasure over the way in which Gandhi’s visit was cancelled after the Congress leader was prevented from having a meeting with the students on October 24.

The university auditorium, where Rahul was to address the students, was locked, he, however, met them at the university cafetaria.

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The Registrar of the University R C Kanaujia has been given the charge of the Vice-Chancellor.

The Governor took a serious view of the cancellation of Rahul’s programme and had also cancelled his visit to univeristy on the same day for convocation.

Later, the Vice-Chancellor was summoned by the Pricipal Secretary to the Governor and an explanation sought from him over the incident.

V-C Suri had, in a press statement earlier, claimed no permission was sought for Gandhi’s programme.

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The incident had triggered a political furore with political parties across the spectrum criticising the prevention of Gandhi from addressing the university students.

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