The Indian Express has just reported that VC Girish Tripathi has ‘gone on leave’ reports the Indian Express.
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) vice-chancellor (V-C) Girish Chandra Tripathi went on leave on Monday citing personal reasons, according to varsity sources. Tripathi and BHU Registrar did not respond to calls and an SMS left by this reporter. As first reported by The Indian Express on September 28, the government had sounded out the V-C on the option of going on leave. Tripathi is learnt to have put in his application on Monday, less than two months before he retires as the head.
The functioning of he BHU, criticised over some years had reached an all time low under his tenure that began on November 2014.
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