D.K. Shivakumar
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“There is no proposal to close any public university in the State before the government. However, when the BJP government was in power earlier, universities were established only to create the post of Vice-Chancellor,” Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said.
Speaking after laying the foundation stone for a new Academic and Research Building at the Jnanabharathi campus of Bangalore University under the PMUSHA scheme, he said that the BJP had given only ₹2 crore each to the nine universities established during its tenure. “ Is it possible to establish a university with a grant of just ₹2 crore,” he asked.
“A university cannot be established just for namesake. Many students from Mandya and Kodagu want to study at University of Mysore. They have requested that it would be a great honour for us to study at UoM where former President of India Radhakrishna and Jnanapeetha awardee Kuvempu were. Staff are not ready to move to new universities because their seniority will be lost. In this context, a Cabinet sub-committee was formed and a report was submitted. Some people are fighting as part of a political conspiracy,” said Mr. Shivakumar.
Published – March 04, 2025 10:52 pm IST
