Congress alleges large recruitment irregularities in TU, urges HRD Minister to initiate high level probe

Senior Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman on Tuesday wrote to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, seeking a high-level inquiry into alleged irregularities in recruitments at Tripura University.

Roy Barman in his letter to the Union HRD Minister slammed the rampant corruption and rank nepotism in Tripura Central University (TCU).

Roy Barman alleged that Vice Chancellor Ganga Prasad Prasain and Registrar Dipak Sharma were indulging in corruption in recruitment for teaching and non-teaching staff at the central varsity.

"They have flooded Tripura University with under qualified and ineligible outsiders, depriving genuine candidates from Tripura. Most shamefully, the vice chancellor has recruited his son as an engineer at the varsity, depriving all the bright locals," he alleged in the letter.

Sudip has said in the letter that the outgoing VC and registrar have called interviews violating existing rules and regulations  as the process of recruitment of a new Vice Chancellor is on. As per UGC rules no vice chancellor is allowed to make regular recruitments but the Tripura University VC Dr Ganga Prasad Prasain is holding interviews for filling up regular faculty positions in Sociology, Law and Sanskrit departments on June 8-9.

He said the issue was discussed in the assembly, and it was assured that an investigation would be started. A case of corruption was also lodged with the local police, Roy Barman said.

Urging Pradhan to suspend the vice chancellor, he sought a high-level inquiry committee to probe the alleged irregularities.

"This is the public sentiment of Tripura and it requires immediate intervention of the UGC, Ministry of Education, Governor and Chief Minister of the state," he said.

He has urged the union education minister to take action against the VC and Registrar and restrain them from making any money-spinning recruitment.