Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Appointment of Bloria widely hailed in Jammu




Yash Khajuria                                                                                8/9/2011 10:12:48 PM

JAMMU, Aug 9: With central government appointing S.S Bloria as first Vice-Chancellor of the Central University Jammu, various political and social organisation has hailed his appointment. 

After this phase of extended protest demonstrations of nearly 45 days on the delay of the vice chancellor of Central University Jammu have come to an end. 

Central University in the state has remained controversial from day one; First Jammu opposed the grant of central university to Kashmir valley, forcing union government to amend its laws to allow two central universities in one state. 

Right after the sanctioning of separate central university for Jammu in march 2009, uncertainty remained over the appointment of vice chancellor, In December last year, the union HRD ministry decided to appoint former Jammu university VC Amitabh Mattoo as first VC of CUJ but student as well as political organizations protested against this move of government in Jammu, as various organizations were in the favour of giving this responsibility to a Jammuitie, and now HRD ministry has learnt its lessons and has decided to appoint the former CS of J&K on this post. 

Partap Singh Jamwal , president National Panthers Student Union (NPSU) on Bloeria’s appointment has said that our issue was to make functioning Central University as soon as possible and NPSU has never demanded for a local VC and it is not the issue for them but we welcome this move by the higher authorities and demanding immediate actions from the administration to take a building on rent as it was taken in the valley and publish the notifications for the admission process so that the university can start session at the earliest. 

Dr. Jetinder Singh Rana Spokesperson, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Bloeria’s appointment said that despite of the demands of a local for the position of a vice chancellor of CU Jammu, BJP has always demanded that only a person who is well qualified, deserving and appropriate for the post should be appointed there. Now the government has appointed him on the post which is welcomed by the party but since the last two sessions of CUJ already had been wasted thus the government has to start this session instantly. 

Ashwani Chrungoo president, Pannun Kashmir has said that “without wasting any more time administration should have to provide the necessary infrastructure and don’t force the protestors for one more protest because it will destroy this session of CUJ too. 

This issue was disturbing the Jammu from the very beginning of it but now it has been resolved and we welcome Bloeria as the first VC of the CUJ, he said. 

He said that the people of Jammu have to celebrate this step of the government, since now soon they will have a functioning central university which will be the fruit of their protest and sacrifices. 

Y V Sharma president Chamber Of Commerce on this issue has said that this step has belatedly been taken by government. If administration would took this decision in time then the loss of the student would never happened, Now the authorities should have to start CUJ functional without wasting a single day. 

He said that delay of this kind hurts the people since they have to protest and fast to acquire their primary outstandings. Bloeria is a 1968 batch IAS officer who rose to become chief secretary in 2003 and retired in 2005. He is a native of Jammu. Union Human Resources minister Kapil Sibal has informed chief minister Omar Abdullah about it. 

According to the official source HRD ministry had forwarded five names for the important post but the name of Bloeria was on the top and he has been appointed as the first VC of CUJ.

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