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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that Governor Arif Mohammad Khan was acting as a tool of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and is misusing his powers while attempting to disrupt the functioning of universities in the state.
“Governor is misusing the Chancellor post to exercise more powers than he holds. It is undemocratic and encroachment on the powers of the Vice Chancellors. The Governor’s post is not to move against the government but to uphold the Constitution’s dignity. He’s acting as a tool of RSS,” Vijayan said , reported ANI.
The Chief Minister further said that Governor or chancellor don’t have the right to remove vice-chancellors and there is no such option in the University Act.
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan issues notices to the Vice Chancellors concerned to show cause by 5 pm on or before Nov 3rd, their legal right to continue in office as Vice Chancellors and not to declare their appointment illegal and void ab initio. pic.twitter.com/h3bWZ6NIf4
— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2022
“Supreme Court verdict against Technology University’s vice-chancellor is not applicable to all vice-chancellors. On the basis of that verdict, the Governor cannot demand other vice-chancellors on the basis of that act. Governor or Chancellor don’t have the right to remove vice-chancellors. There is no such option in the University act,” he said.
