Ludhiana: A day after the board of management of Punjab Agricultural University decided to give a month’s extension to Baldev Singh Dhillon as the vice-chancellor, the incumbent refused it, citing family circumstances.
In a letter to chief secretary Vinni Mahajan, he wrote, “I am highly grateful to the board and the government for reposing faith in me and deciding to re-appoint me as the vice-chancellor of PAU for a month. I feel greatly honored. I wish to inform that due to family circumstances, I will not be able to continue to shoulder the responsibility of vice-chancellor of PAU. I regret this inconvenience and request the members of the board to excuse me for this decision. I wish to place on record my gratitude to the board of management, the state government, faculty, staff, and students for wholeheartedly supporting me and PAU during my tenure as its vice-chancellor, which enabled the university to attain newer heights.”
Ludhiana: The board of management of Punjab Agricultural University has decided to give extension to Baldev Singh Dhillon as the vice-chancellor. The board meeting, which was attended by all its members under the chairmanship of chief secretary Vinni Mahajan, was held on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the issue of appointment of the new vice-chancellor.
Additional chief secretary (development), department of agriculture and farmers welfare, Punjab, Anirudh Tewari said, “The board has unanimously decided to give Dhillon an extension as the VC till further orders. The date is not decided yet as the file is at the chief minister office. He has taken PAU to greater heights.”
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