New Delhi: An article in RSS’ mouthpiece Organiser took potshots at former chairman of IIT Bombay’s board of governors and nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar, and IIM Ahmedabad chairman A.M. Naik for their criticism of the human resources development ministry over various issues. “Faculties with low morals are misguiding students. These activities either don’t come to the notice of the board of governors or are being ignored...
The board of governors should also be made responsible for anti-India and anti-Hindu activities being carried out in the institutes,” it said. Taking a dig at Dr Kakodkar, the article said he accused HRD minister Smriti Irani of taking IIT directors’ recruitment “casually”, but did not say a word over the celebration of “Kiss of Love” by the IIT Mumbai faculty and students.
Several older IIMs have also criticised the draft Bill drawn up by the HRD ministry that would give sweeping powers to the government in running these institutions. The proposed Bill would make it difficult for political parties to control the appointment of directors and chairpersons, and that is why many were opposing it as the Left and the Congress still control appointments in these institutions, it said.
