Why is '#NoPoliticsInUniversity' is trending? A complete story

Ground Report | New Delhi: Why No Politics In University is trending; The state legislature passed the Maharashtra Public Universities (Third Amendment) Act, 2021 on Tuesday, which proposes to appoint the minister of higher and technical education as pro-chancellor and introduces changes to the process for appointment of vice-chancellor.

However, on Monday a special discussion program was organized on Vidyapeeth Vikas Manch to oppose the state government's decision to amend the 'Maharashtra Public Universities Act' and introduce a new 'pro-chancellor' post which will be the minister higher and technical education in the state, reported the Hindustan Times.

Why is '#NoPoliticsInUniversity' trending?

The Law establishes the procedure and prescribes the term for requesting permission to open a new university or start a new course, subject, faculty or an additional division. Under the Act, the management intending to start a new college must submit a proposal to the university.

Professor Vidyasagar Pandit, former Vice-Chancellor of Nanded University, said: “Affordable quality education is needed for students who come from rural backgrounds and below the poverty line. If the autonomous powers of universities are reduced, the quality of education will also be affected. And it will further increase political interference in the functioning of the university.”

Professor Murlidhar Chandekar, Vice-Chancellor of Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, said: “Creating a new position above Vice-Chancellors and giving it powers in political decision-making is unacceptable. Also, why is it that only the minister of higher education of the state will only fill that position? The academic agenda must not become a political agenda while state universities are administered and we must oppose it together”.

“There is no need to create such a position and allow the rights to be reserved with the state government. Vice-Chancellors are the authority for academic and administrative decisions in the university and the amendment, if it comes into force, will knock their teeth out,” said Professor RS Mali, former Vice-Chancellor of the then University of Pune (Savitribai Phule Pune University).

The new Maharashtra Public universities amendment should not be implemented or else students would show their warth against the authorities. #NoPoliticsInUniversity pic.twitter.com/9wdv33c5EY

— ABVP Nagpur (@NagpurAbvp) February 7, 2022

Wake up! This university amendment is just passed to avail political benefits out of the education system. Neither students nor professors are going to get benefitted by this. #NoPoliticsInUniversity

— ABVP Nagpur (@NagpurAbvp) February 7, 2022

Right now we learn Political Science as a subject.
If such changes continue to happen the day isn't far when we'll also learn Politicisation Of Education.#NoPoliticsInUniversity pic.twitter.com/RtwED1k4je

— ABVP Udgir (@AbvpUdgir) February 7, 2022

Dear minister, if you knew the importance of Education, you wouldn’t try to ruin it !#NoPoliticsInUniversity pic.twitter.com/WJ7Vdb9Lto

— ABVP Udgir (@AbvpUdgir) February 7, 2022

Change is regularly sacrificed for power.

Maharashtra govt. however seems to make changes just to remain in power everywhere.#NoPoliticsInUniversity@samant_uday pic.twitter.com/OeFTIhLdW6

— Rohit Raut (@rohitroarss) February 7, 2022

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