OPEN LETTER TO VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY" EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS

Subject: OPEN LETTER TO VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY" EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS
From: Professor Abhijit Guha, Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University
Date: 19 Jul 2015

24th January 2013

My dear Executive Council Members and the Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor
Vidyasagar University,

This is an open letter to you all with an enclosed newsitem published today in The Statesman on the misappropriation of UGC funds by the former VC of VU, Prof.S.K.Pramanick.The newsitem speaks for itself.

I have the following five questions to you which are in order.

1.Has the Vidyasagar University been benefited in any manner by the Beijing tour of our former VC?

2. Has it not become counter-productive for the VU to delay the refund of Rs.60,976/- to UGC?

3. Should not the EC of VU ask Prof.Pramanick to immediately refund the money to VU?

4. Should not the EC of VU initiate proper legal steps to Prof.Pramanick, since he spent the money without the submission of the air-ticket & boarding cards to the Finance Officer of VU?

5. Should not the EC of VU take appropriate legal measures against Prof.Pramanick for impersonating its another former VC Prof.A.D.Mukherjee by using a letter of invitation from the Director of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences dated 11.11.2003 when he has not joined the VU as VC? Prof.Prmanick joined on 01.12.2003 at VU as VC.

I look forward to your answer to the above questions, because in a democratic system of governance, as a citizen of India as well as a taxpayer, I have the right to ask these questions to the decision makers of my university.

I therefore strongly urge upon you to act immediately before it is too late.

With my best regards,

Dr.Abhijit Guha
Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology
Vidyasagar University.

Copy to:
1. Minister-in-charge, Higher Education Department, Govt.of West Bengal

2. Chairman, West Bengal State Council of Higher Education

3. Member Secretary, West Bengal State Council of Higher Education

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