{"id":3286,"date":"2020-06-30T07:05:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T07:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=3286"},"modified":"2020-06-30T07:05:16","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T07:05:16","slug":"denied-nod-for-virtual-meeting-with-v-cs-bengal-governor-writes-to-cm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=3286","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Denied\u2019 nod for virtual meeting with V-Cs, Bengal Governor writes to CM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"full-details\">\n<div class=\"editor\" id=\"storycenterbyline\">By: <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/agency\/express-news-service\/\">Express News Service<\/a> | Kolkata |<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2020-06-30T11:58:24+05:30\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated: June 30, 2020  11:58:24 am\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/01\/dhankar.jpg?w=759\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"759\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"422\"\/><\/span><span class=\"custom-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6240204\" alt=\"Kolkata coronavirus cases, coronavirus cases Kolkata, coronavirus deaths West Bengal, West Bengal COVID deaths, Kolkata news, city news, Indian Express\" src=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/01\/dhankar.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/01\/dhankar.jpg 759w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/01\/dhankar.jpg?resize=450,250 450w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/01\/dhankar.jpg?resize=600,334 600w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/01\/dhankar.jpg?resize=728,405 728w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/01\/dhankar.jpg?resize=150,83 150w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6240204\" src=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/01\/dhankar.jpg\" alt=\"Kolkata coronavirus cases, coronavirus cases Kolkata, coronavirus deaths West Bengal, West Bengal COVID deaths, Kolkata news, city news, Indian Express\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/01\/dhankar.jpg 759w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/01\/dhankar.jpg?resize=450,250 450w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/01\/dhankar.jpg?resize=600,334 600w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/01\/dhankar.jpg?resize=728,405 728w, https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2020\/01\/dhankar.jpg?resize=150,83 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\"\/><\/noscript> Jagdeep Dhankhar (Express)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/mamata-banerjee\">Mamata Banerjee<\/a> expressing his disappointment of not allowing him to hold a virtual conference with vice-chancellors of state universities.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing a copy of the letter, Dhankhar said in a tweet, \u201cResponse @itspcofficial for my meeting with VCs \u2018that same was not necessary\u2019 is shocking. Equally farcical is stance \u201cthat there is no provision for Virtual Conference with Vice Chancellors under the Rules\u201d. Urged @MamataOfficial to contain this unconstitutional drift.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Regards unfortunate events at IFB Agro Industries Ltd units at Dankuni\/Noorpur have sought an update <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HomeSecretaryWB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@HomeSecretaryWB<\/a> and ACS Finance at the earliest, but not later than a week.<\/p>\n<p>Urge <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MamataOfficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@MamataOfficial<\/a> to nip such nefarious activities in bud as these are deterrent to investment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jdhankhar1\/status\/1277604530394284032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">June 29, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dhankhar had called for a virtual conference with vice-chancellors of all state universities earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelfare of students is of paramount importance. It has to be accorded highest priority. State of affairs @itspcofficial needs toning up. Stressing students by delay in decision making is worrisome. Have invited urgent attention @MamataOfficial given its ramifications,\u201d added the Governor.<\/p>\n<p>Also, earlier this year, the Governor had called for a meeting with vice-chancellors at Raj Bhavan. However, no one had turned up to attend it.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/bjp\/\">BJP<\/a> delegation led by party MP Arjun Singh met Dhankhar at Raj Bhavan on Monday evening, to draw his attention on rising atrocities on BJP workers in the state. The delegation sought his intervention to stop such attacks and urged him to look into the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"appstext\"><strong>\ud83d\udce3 <em>The Indian Express is now on Telegram. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/indianexpress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here to join our channel (@indianexpress)<\/a> and stay updated with the latest headlines<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"appstext\">For all the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/section\/cities\/kolkata\/\">Kolkata News<\/a>, download <a class=\"click-event\" id=\"IE_app_download\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.page.link\/aeiu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indian Express App.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/kolkata\/denied-nod-for-virtual-meeting-with-v-cs-governor-writes-to-cm-6483023\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Express News Service | Kolkata | Updated: June 30, 2020 11:58:24 am Jagdeep Dhankhar (Express) Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressing his disappointment of not allowing him to hold a virtual conference with vice-chancellors of state universities. 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