Did Haryana Minister misguided Haryana Assembly?

Kurukshetra, December 5 ---Confusion still persists over the shifting of Educational Collages of Kurukshetra University (KU) back to it from Ch. Ranbir Singh University (CRSU), Jind, while the last date for depositing the crores of University fees of the admitted students by the B.Ed Collages at CRSU, Jind is fast approaching on December 7, next.

When the Education Minister Haryana, Rambilas Sharma, was confronted by the media persons here on Friday evening about the status of 170 Educational Colleges of KU which were shifted to Jind University in July last, said that the Colleges have been shifted back to Kurukshetra University. He said that a letter in this regard had already been sent to Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University and it could be confirmed from him.

However, when contacted KU Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Kailash Chandra Sharma said that neither any such letter nor any information have been received by the University from Department of Education or Haryana Government in this regard yet.

It may be mentioned here that the last date for submitting the list of admitted students for regular two year course of B.Ed in the over 500 colleges in Haryana at CRSU, Jind and the depositing of University fees is fixed for December 7. An amount of Rs. 4000/- per admitted student is charged by the Colleges at the time of giving admission from the students as University charges. The amount comes to Rs. 20 crores for 50 thousand students. CRSU, Jind had already collected over Rs 7 crores as counselling charges from the students.  

It may be recalled that great resentment prevailed not only amongst Kurukshetra University community but the public at large here over the move of Haryana Government to shift self-finance educational Institutions from last academic session in the month of July.

After sending many delegations including Member of Parliament and MLAs to Haryana Chief Minister to reverse back the order, the residents and social organisations constituted a Kurukshetra University Bachao Manch and threatened to launch a mass agitation to get the order reversed.

Haryana Education Minister, Rambilas Sharma, assured the Haryana Assembly on August 27, last that no college from Kurukshetra University would be shifted to any other University. Later about a month back, Sharma reiterated at a College function here that a notification about the shifting back of Colleges would be issued by the State government at the earliest. However, people here are upset that nothing concrete had yet been done in this matter.

Former Member of Rajya Sabha, and at present Member of National Commission of Schedule castes, said that either the Haryana Education Minister does not know what is happening in his ministry or he is telling lies about the reversal of Colleges to Kurukshetra University. He said that he has not seen in his political carrier that nothing was done to implement an assurance given by the Minister in the Assembly. He said that Haryana government believes only in publicity and falsehood. He asked how the Chief Minister could fulfil his announcements to bring Kurukshetra to International level after shifting affiliation of 170 colleges from here to CRSU, Jind, and proposal to construct an airport to Hissar.

Madan Gopal, President of Kurukshetra University Pensioner’s Association regretted the non-fulfilment of assurance given by Haryana Education Minister in the Haryana Assembly over the shifting back of these colleges. He said that the move of disaffiliating Educational colleges had so much adversely affected the financial position of Kurukshetra University that pensions and salaries are being delayed. He said that financial position of KU would further deteriorate if State government failed to reverse back these collages beside increasing annual grants to Kurukshetra University.     

President, Indian National Lok Dal Haryana, Ashok Arora accused the ruling BJP for coming to power by telling lies and now trying to mislead the Vidhan Sabha also by uttering lies. He said that as the Education Minister had given the assurance in Assembly on the calling attention by INLD MLA from Pehowa, Jasvinder Singh, his party would raise the issue before the ‘Assurance Committee’ of Vidhan sabha soon before moving a privilege motion in the next session of Assembly against the Minister for misleading the house.