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Chalavadi Narayanaswamy objects to Mysore University registrar pick
Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council, Chalavadi T. Narayanaswamy, has written to the Chief Secretary and the Higher Education Secretary demanding the immediate cancellation of B.K. Kempegowda’s appointment as…
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Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council, Chalavadi T. Narayanaswamy, has written to the Chief Secretary and the Higher Education Secretary demanding the immediate cancellation of B.K. Kempegowda’s appointment as Registrar (Evaluation) of the University of Mysore. The Hindu reports that Mr. Narayanaswamy says the appointment violates rules requiring the post to be filled by a professor from a university under the Higher Education Department, not from the Collegiate Education Department. He also alleges sexual harassment and misuse of grants against Prof. Kempegowda.
Prof. Kempegowda, a professor at Government First Grade College, Nanjangud, has denied the allegations, arguing that the government has previously appointed professors from private and first-grade colleges to similar posts in other universities. He says he will provide documents if asked.
The Indian Opinion
This is a familiar script: the opposition cries foul, the government cites precedent, and the real issue, the sexual harassment allegations, gets buried. Both sides are using rules and counter-rules to score points. The question every ordinary reader should ask is: will the government order an independent inquiry into the misconduct claims, or will it hide behind the legal technicalities of the appointment? A notice to Prof. Kempegowda will separate fact from bluster.
Source: thehindu.com
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