Student protest forces Governor to leave venue of CU convocation

Kolkata | Tuesday | 28th January, 2020

Summary:

The Governor, who happens to be the chancellor of the university, reached the convocation venue at around 12.50 pm and was greeted with 'go-back' slogan by the students. The university authorities made several requests but the agitators insisted that the Governor must not take to the stage. "Professor Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee has come from abroad as the university has invited him to confer upon him honorary D.Litt. After delivering her welcome address, Banerjee handed over honorary D Litt (honoris causa) to Nobel Laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee. Last month, Dhankhar had faced similar protests at Jadavpur University during the convocation ceremony and had to return from the venue..