Controversy has been sparked by the state government’s showcause notice to two professors of government colleges for participating in a panel discussion on a local television channel. State higher education minister Bratya Basu on Friday, however, claim-ed that the explanation has been sought from the two professors to know whether they had taken prior permission from the government before taking part in the television programme.
The notices were sent on the basis of a complaint made by a former professor on May 25 that Debasish Sarkar, the professor of Jharg-ram Raj College and Shampa Sen, the professor of Hooghly Mohsin College, were making anti-government comments on the TV show.
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2 professors held for maha paper leak
age correspondent
Mumbai, June 8
The crime branch on Friday arrested two professors in the Basic Electricals and Electronics (BEE) question paper leak case after questioning them for three days. The duo has been booked under sections 5 and 6 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Malpractices in the University, Board and other specified Examinations Act, 1982 for disclosing the content of the question paper to a lab assistant.
Professor Archana Thakre of Kokan Gyaanpeet Engineering College in Karjat was assigned the task of setting the question paper.