Jadavpur University Postpones EC Meeting After Objection from Governor’s Office
Subhankar Chowdhury | 07 May 2026 | The Telegraph
Jadavpur University postponed an executive council meeting on Friday following objections from the governor’s office, an official said. The governor’s office is said to have called JU vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee on Wednesday evening and told him not to hold the meeting at a time the new BJP government was about to be sworn in.
Around 7.40pm, the VC issued a notice saying the EC meeting on May 8 had been “postponed due to some unavoidable circumstances”. VC Bhattacharjee said: “We have decided not to hold the meeting during this transition period.” Asked whether a call from the governor’s office prompted the university to postpone the meeting, he declined to comment…