New Delhi: President Ramnath Kovid, using his powers as a visitor to Delhi University, has suspended Vice-Chancellor Professor Yogesh Tyagi with immediate effect and imposed duties on him. Orders have been issued to investigate the allegations of expulsion. The President has given this approval to the Ministry of Education for investigation against the Vice Chancellor of Delhi University Yogesh Tyagi in the case of alleged administrative errors. Sources gave this information.
Sources said that the Chancellor of the University, President Ramnath Kovind, has sent his approval on Tuesday. A source said, “The President’s Office has approved the proposal for an inquiry against Tyagi. Tyagi will be on leave till the investigation is completed. ‘ Tyagi has been on leave since he was admitted to AIIMS on July 2 in emergency medical conditions. The government had handed over the charge of Vice Chancellor to Vice Chancellor PC Joshi on July 17, till Tyagi’s return.
Thus began the controversy
The controversy erupted on Thursday last week when Tyagi removed Joshi from the post of vice-chancellor and replaced him with Geeta Bhatt, director of the university’s non-collegiate women’s education board.
Meanwhile, Joshi had issued a notification for the appointment of new registrar Vikas Gupta, whose interview had been completed and the executive council also approved his appointment on Wednesday. On the same day, Tyagi issued a notification approving the appointment of PC Jha as Acting Registrar and Director of South Campus.
Increased rights conflict
The Ministry then intervened in the ongoing conflict of rights between the Vice-Chancellor and the acting Vice-Chancellor, saying that the appointments made by Tyagi were not ‘valid’ as he was on leave.
The conflict of rights escalated when Jha wrote a letter to the Ministry describing himself as the ‘Acting Registrar’ and said that all the decisions taken by Tyagi were in accordance with the rules of the university. The ministry objected to the letter and directed the university to take strict action against Jha.
