Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has asked the Vice Chancellors (VCs) of universities in the state to take urgent steps to frame regulations governing political activities on campuses as directed by the Kerala High Court, the Lok Bhavan said on Friday.
Arlekar, as Chancellor of universities in the state, held a meeting with the VCs to ensure compliance of the High Court directives which included submission of the draft rules by March 4, the Lok Bhavan said in a statement on Facebook.
“As Chancellor of the Universities, Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar convened a meeting of the Vice Chancellors and emphasised the need for urgent steps to comply with the court’s directive.
They informed the Chancellor that required measures have been initiated to file the reports before the deadline prescribed by the court.
A Division Bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. had recently directed Syndicates of different universities in the State to formulate a mechanism to regulate political activities of students on campuses and to ensure the maintenance of discipline.
It had asked the State government; Principal Secretary, Education; Directorate of Collegiate Education; and the State Police Chief to take steps to prevent political clashes like the one that occurred in Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam, in 2018 which led to the death of a student.
