Varsities tussle: Mamata dares Governor

The chief minister issued the threat while addressing a gathering to mark Teachers' Day

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A visibly upset chief minister Mamata Banerjee, while addressing a gathering to mark the occasion of Teachers' Day today, issued an open dare to Governor CV Anand Bose.

She said should he not desist from appointing vicechancellors in defiance of the directives of the state education department, she would be forced to stop disbursal of salaries to the universities, which would create further hurdles.

In the same vein she also threatened that she would not hesitate to sit on a dharna in front of Raj Bhavan to protest the Governor's alleged design to undermine the atmosphere of studies in the state by unleashing his own agenda.