Bihar Governor intervenes to break Patna University deadlock

Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar had to intervene late Thursday evening to end the lockdown of Bihar’s premier Patna University, which derailed the examinations and stopped all activities for over a week due to the indefinite strike by the university employees association.

On Friday, the association signed an agreement with the university on the lines of what was agreed at the Raj Bhawan, and later opened the gates of the institutions.

The Governor, who is the chancellor of the state universities, called the leaders of the employees’ association as well as the university top brass, including the VC AK Singh, for talks around 8 pm at the Raj Bhawan and made them resolve the issue forthwith in the interest of the students.

The university sought a month’s time for three of the demands having financial implications, for which the state government has already been approached through a letter.

The official said that the governor made it clear to both the employees and the universities that he would not tolerate students being made to suffer.