Siliguri, Jan. 18: North Bengal University has “kept in abeyance” the students’ union election of Raiganj University College, considering that the institute would be busy with a host of activities for a month from now.
A decision on whether the air is conducive for polls would be taken after a report is submitted on February 16.
The announcements were made by NBU vice-chancellor Arunabha Basumajumdar after a review meeting of the college’s advisory committee today.
“Our main focus is to maintain normality in the college so that the academic activities are carried out without any hindrance. There are a number of academic activities scheduled in the college for a month from now. Considering all these factors, we have kept in abeyance the students’ union election for a month,” Basumajumdar, who is the chairman of the 11-member committee, said.
The activities include filling up of examination forms for under-graduate exams scheduled in the first week of April and unit tests for all three years that will end on February 15.
The students’ union election of the college was supposed to be held on January 16 but was deferred after then teacher-in-charge Dilip Dey Sarkar was assaulted by alleged Trinamul activists on January 5 during the collection of election nomination forms.
The new teacher-in-charge Shatrughan Singh, who took over after Dey Sarkar resigned, was present at today’s meeting.
“Singh will prepare a joint status report in consultation with the election commission and the district administration and submit it to me on February 16. This is to decide whether the situation is conducive to hold the student union poll. Whether to start the election process afresh, or continue from where it was left will be decided by the election commission of the college,” Basumajumdar said.(Telegraph)
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