On the last day of tenure, BHU honours outgoing vice chancellor

VARANASI: BHU vice-chancellor Prof Girish Chandra Tripathi was honoured in the presence of teachers and students on the last day of his tenure on Sunday.

Addressing the gathering, Prof Tripathi congratulated the students and teachers for successful implementation of steps taken for timely semester examinations and improving the quality of research.

“Bharat Adhyayan Kendra and Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development (IESD) which were set up in the last three years would give desired results in future. BHU is known for its holistic model of education across the globe. It is our responsibility to conserve its identity,” he said. While Prof Kavita Shah welcomed the V-C, member of BHU executive council Prof Chitranjan Jyotishi threw light on the works carried out in the interest of the university during his tenure.

Director, Institute of Agricultural Science, Prof A Vashaimpayan said the V-C’s tenure was

PROF TRIPATHI WENT ON INDEFINITE LEAVE ON OCTOBER 2 FOLLOWING WHICH THE UNION MINISTRY OF HRD ASKED BHU REGISTRAR DR NEERAJ TRIPATHI TO ACT AS OFFICIATING VC

a successful one. Prof Tripathi’s tenure was marred by a controversy in September this year following a protest by students against an incident of sexual harassment on the campus on September 21.

The students were staging a protest outside the VC’s lodge on September 23 when they were allegedly cane-charged by police personnel. Use of force against agitating girls was widely condemned.

The state government formed a two-member committee headed by divisional commissioner Nitin Ramesh Gokarn to look into the incident. The panel accused the VC of mishandling the situation.