Devi Lal varsity VC resigns
Vishal Joshi
Tribune News Service
Sirsa, October 13
In a surprise move, the Vice Chancellor (VC) of Chaudhary Devi Lal University (CDLU), Dr R.P. Dahiya, has submitted his resignation. With his resignation, the future of the one and-a-half years old CDLU hangs in the balance. Dr Dahiya is the second official after its Registrar, Dr R.C. Punia, to quit the university.
Once considered an ambitious project initiated by the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, the government seems to have second thoughts on the project. Within three weeks, the two top officials once considered close to the Chautala regime, have left the university. Mr Chautala had handpicked both officials, but they were later shown the door.
Officials say the Vice-Chancellor had been asked to tender his resignation as the political bosses of the state were not happy with his style of functioning. In recent faculty appointments, he had accommodated certain candidates having proximity to opposition parties, that had invited the wrath of the INLD leadership.
Source said Dr Dahiya had an autocratic style of functioning which had infuriated certain officials. “He use to force decisions on others and did not take suggestions from his subordinates on any matter. This was the prime reason that Dr Punia had developed a rift with the Vice-Chancellor and resigned as Registrar,” said an insider. Dr Dahiya did not have cordial relations with Dr Punia and it resulted in the exit of the latter. He might have played a role in the lobbying against the Vice-Chancellor, sources said.
This morning, the Vice-Chancellor announced his decision and remained within his room, finishing certain important pieces of works. The flag with the CDLU insignia was missing from his official Esteem car today.
Dr Dahiya had been faculty member of IIT, Delhi, and was always embroiled in controversies since he joined the CDLU. Even after completing one-and-a-half years, the university was still functioning from a single building, as there was an alleged laxity on the part of the Vice-Chancellor. A number of irregularities marked his tenure, including over 10,000 cases of late result, issuance of distinct detailed marksheets, students to identify their evaluated answer sheets and repeated delay in construction activities.
Meanwhile, there were rumours about the future of the CDLU. Sources said the way the Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar had quit the CDLU, it seemed that government had other plans. Before establishing it as a university, it was a regional study centre of Kurukshetra University. Officials feared that it might be converted into a Kurukshetra University centre again.
Vishal Joshi
Tribune News Service
Sirsa, October 13
In a surprise move, the Vice Chancellor (VC) of Chaudhary Devi Lal University (CDLU), Dr R.P. Dahiya, has submitted his resignation. With his resignation, the future of the one and-a-half years old CDLU hangs in the balance. Dr Dahiya is the second official after its Registrar, Dr R.C. Punia, to quit the university.
Once considered an ambitious project initiated by the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, the government seems to have second thoughts on the project. Within three weeks, the two top officials once considered close to the Chautala regime, have left the university. Mr Chautala had handpicked both officials, but they were later shown the door.
Officials say the Vice-Chancellor had been asked to tender his resignation as the political bosses of the state were not happy with his style of functioning. In recent faculty appointments, he had accommodated certain candidates having proximity to opposition parties, that had invited the wrath of the INLD leadership.
Source said Dr Dahiya had an autocratic style of functioning which had infuriated certain officials. “He use to force decisions on others and did not take suggestions from his subordinates on any matter. This was the prime reason that Dr Punia had developed a rift with the Vice-Chancellor and resigned as Registrar,” said an insider. Dr Dahiya did not have cordial relations with Dr Punia and it resulted in the exit of the latter. He might have played a role in the lobbying against the Vice-Chancellor, sources said.
This morning, the Vice-Chancellor announced his decision and remained within his room, finishing certain important pieces of works. The flag with the CDLU insignia was missing from his official Esteem car today.
Dr Dahiya had been faculty member of IIT, Delhi, and was always embroiled in controversies since he joined the CDLU. Even after completing one-and-a-half years, the university was still functioning from a single building, as there was an alleged laxity on the part of the Vice-Chancellor. A number of irregularities marked his tenure, including over 10,000 cases of late result, issuance of distinct detailed marksheets, students to identify their evaluated answer sheets and repeated delay in construction activities.
Meanwhile, there were rumours about the future of the CDLU. Sources said the way the Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar had quit the CDLU, it seemed that government had other plans. Before establishing it as a university, it was a regional study centre of Kurukshetra University. Officials feared that it might be converted into a Kurukshetra University centre again.