“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” President of the Harvard University said.
The jobless people claimed that the reason behind their plight was the inability of the School Service Commission (SSC), which appointed them.
The Trinamool Congress rejected the allegation, maintaining that it had extended support to their cause and was in favour of all deserving teachers getting back their jobs.
Odisha universities will form a committee comprising educationists for faculty recruitment to avoid unnecessary delay in hiring.
The former UGC chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar resigned from the post of UGC chairman on April 7 after attaining the age of 65.
The state government would soon fill up the 12,000 vacancies in the Home Department, which would help maintain the law and order situation in the state, the CM said.
"It has come to our notice that teachers were seen attending schools and interacting with students. I would like to congratulate them. I will appeal to them not to get involved in anything that would affect the steps we are planning to take, " West Bengal chief secretary said.