The Free Press Journal

Guv visit: Writing’s on walls of Vishwa Bharati University

- PREMA RAJARAM /

Writings against West

Bengal governor

Jagdeep Dhanker were seen on the walls of the

Vishwa Bharati University campus in Shantinike­tan, to protest against his visit on Wednesday. The writings seen on the wall had the words ‘VC get out’ and ‘Agent of BJP

VC go back.” Other writings said: ‘Free Bidyut Chakrabort­y VC,

BJP’s agent Governor,

Get out’ and ‘Vishwa

Bharati University is the not the BJP party office. Jagdeep Dhanker get out.’ The messages were against the CAA, NRC and NPR, which had been seeing the nationwide protests since 2019 till the lockdown was imposed.

The PM is the Chancellor of the University while West Bengal Governor is the Rector. Bidyut Chakrabort­y is the Vice Chancellor of the university, founded by Nobel laureate Rabindrana­th Tagore. Governor Dhanker visited the Vishwa Bharati campus in Shantinike­tan on Wednesday morning to inaugurate the Hala Karshan ustav on the Sriniketan grounds and a photo gallery in Rabindra Sadan, when writings on the wall were spotted against the Governor. University authoritie­s erased some writings. Dhanker had reacted to protests seen in January this year on the campus and said governance is taking a backseat and there was anarchy and failure of law and order, which was worrisome. BJP Rajya Sabha MP Dr Swapan Dasgupta and university Vice Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabort­y were confined within the campus in January by SFI, the Left wing student’s organisati­on, protesting against the citizenshi­p laws.

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