College principal suspended after Scindia’s event
A day after Guna MP and Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia attended a programme and addressed a gathering of students at a government degree college in his parliamentary constituency, the state government suspended the college principal.
In its order dated October 11, 2017, the higher education department attributed the suspension of BL Ahirwar, principal of Government Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Degree College, Mungawali, to ‘holding of NSS programme under a banner bearing ‘politics party’, assembly of ‘politics party’ workers, putting up banner of ‘politics party’ on the degree college premises, giving advice to lure students with money to vote for any ‘politics party’ and conducting activities to vitiate educational atmosphere while getting involved in party politics’.
The order, a copy of which is available with HT, says the above mentioned activities amount to clear violation of MP Civil Service Conduct Rules, 1965.
Since Mungawali assembly seat will see a bypoll in the coming months, Opposition suspects a political vendetta. The bypoll was announced
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after the death of the earlier representative Mahendra Singh Kalukheda.
Scindia said in his tweet, “By placing under suspension Dalit principal Dr Ahirwar without any notice or concrete ground, the government stands exposed for its anti-Dalit mindset. It’s a dictatorial order of an insensitive government which is biased and deserves strong condemnation.”
He sought to know from the government, “Is inviting the local MP to a degree college in his constituency amounts to such a big crime as principal be suspended for this?”
The minister, principal secretary, higher education, couldn’t be reached for comments. Justifying the government’s action, state BJP spokesperson Rajneesh Agrawal said any college premises should not be used for furthering any political agenda by any political party or politician.