Thu. Mar 28th, 2024

The Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee attended a convocation ceremony of the University of Calcutta, where she said that Educational Institutes should be ‘free from political interferences’, she also mentioned that she was disappointed to learn about the Presidency University where the convocation’s venue was changed due to students blocking the entrance gates.

“I abhor the kind of politics which does not give respect to a fellow human being, the politics which does not believe in the minimum courtesy. I was so shocked to learn about Presidency, could never imagine such a thing would happen,” she said here at the convocation ceremony of University of Calcutta (CU).

“The universities are earning a bad repute because of a handful of students,” she added while talking about the incident at Jadavpur University where students refused to receive the certificates from the Governor.

Addressing the students of CU, the CM said, “You are different from them. You are not an elitist institution you belong to common people.”

“We can have debates and differences over history and science but such debates should not fuel intolerance. If you have differences with me, state that in a proper way, with civility. This is the Bengal of Vivekananda, Khudiram Bose, Nazrul Islam, and Asutosh Mukherjee. It cannot be a breeding ground for divisive politics,” she added.

West Bengal Governor and CU Chancellor K N Tripathi also urged the students to focus on studies and career.

“Universities are not a playground for politics. Your primary objective is to concentrate on learning. Everything else comes secondary,” Tripathi said.

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