Minister & secretary disagree but govt extends tenure of V-C accused of sexual harassment
Documents show education minister approved extending tenure of Sanjeev Sharma as V-C of Mahatma Gandhi Central University in Motihari, while education secretary was against it.
Kritika Sharma 11 March, 2021 9:07 am IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: The Modi government has extended the tenure of a central university vice-chancellor who has been accused of sexual harassment and of forging documents, ThePrint has learnt.
The term of Sanjeev Sharma, Vice-Chancellor of the Mahatma Gandhi Central University (MGCU) in Motihari, Bihar, was supposed to end on 2 February but the Ministry of Education has extended it until a new V-C is appointed. ThePrint has accessed the letter by the ministry extending his tenure.
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