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Ravenshaw wardens resign as MLA dispute reaches Odisha Governor
Wardens and deputy wardens at Odisha’s Ravenshaw University have resigned amid a dispute with Cuttack Sadar MLA Prakash Chandra Sethi. The resignations have affected administration at all 13 hostels, including six for…
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Wardens and deputy wardens at Odisha’s Ravenshaw University have resigned amid a dispute with Cuttack Sadar MLA Prakash Chandra Sethi. The resignations have affected administration at all 13 hostels, including six for women, The New Indian Express reports. The Ravenshaw University Teachers’ Association has sought Chancellor and Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati’s intervention, asking for rules on public representatives’ engagement with the university.
Teachers allege Sethi interfered during unrest and a hunger strike at East Hostel, and insulted staff. Sethi denies misbehaviour and accuses chief warden Sudarshan Mishra of playing politics and failing to monitor hostels. The association also says the university Senate has not been formally constituted, weakening the MLA’s stated basis for intervention. Vice-Chancellor Arka Kumar Das Mohapatra has urged both sides to settle the dispute.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy version is that either an interfering politician or an obstinate faculty is solely to blame. The reports support neither conclusion. Staff allegations, Sethi’s counterclaims and the disputed Senate status need a formal record, not competing statements. The immediate concern is practical: 13 hostels need functioning supervision. The Chancellor’s intervention should produce both an impartial account of the meeting and a clear rule on who may intervene in university affairs.
Sources (2): thehindu.com, newindianexpress.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
