MP govt may remove ‘tainted’ VC of Barkhatullah university

The Madhya Pradesh government may remove the vice-chancellor of Bhopal-based Barkatullah University that is battling charges of irregularities in appointments of professors.

Updated on: Feb 3, 2016, 18:19:26 IST

Hindustan Times | By Shruti Tomar, Bhopal

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The Madhya Pradesh government may remove the vice-chancellor of Bhopal-based Barkatullah University that is battling charges of irregularities in appointments of professors.

Barkatullah University in Bhopal. (HT file photo)

Sources say the state’s higher education department is completing formalities to impose a legal clause that would enable it to replace the V-C.

Though minister Umashankar Gupta who heads the government wing said no decision has been made, his deputy confirmed he had recommended the move.

“I wrote a letter to the minister and higher education department to impose section 52 with immediate effect. The letter has been forwarded,” said minster of state for higher education Deepak Joshi.

“It is necessary that the state government take over the administration of the university soon because irregularities and scams are spoiling the future of the students. Being a former student of the university, I felt that nothing was going well there,” he added.

The controversy erupted in October 2014 when allegations emerged that 11 assistant professors and a director at the institution were appointed illegally.

Following this, the registrar of the university was suspended for his alleged complicity in the matter.

“I don’t think there is any problem in the university,” said vice-chancellor MD Tiwari. “Section 52 should be imposed only in case of poor administration and other education-related problems. I am not aware of such a decision of the state government.”

In June last year, the higher education department wrote to the governor to set up a probe, take action against Tiwari and initiate a process to cancel the irregular appointments.

Governor Ramnaresh Yadav then formed a one-member committee of retired judge Abhay Gohil to inquire into the matter.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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