Vadodara: Former Vadodara Member of Parliament (MP) Satyajit Gaekwad on Tuesday demanded a CBI inquiry to probe corruption allegations against MSU vice-chancellor (VC) professor Parimal Vyas.Alleging rampant corruption in the university, Gaekwad alleged that Vyas had misappropriated funds of the central government."Since central government funds are involved, it is imperative that the CBI should take cognizance of these grave charges," he said, demanding that an inquiry should be set up.Gaekwad, a former student of the university, alleged that Vyas in the last eight months has paid Rs 2.5 crore for Wi-Fi project even as there is no work on the ground."There are grave lapses in all the purchases and VC has made payments of more than Rs 5 crore without proper procedures and paid in advance even though orders were not issued," he alleged.Gaekwad also alleged that as dean, Vyas gave a contract of security for Rs 8.40 lakh per month without following the mandatory tendering process."It is unfortunate that such corrupt person is handling the affairs at the university," he said.Vyas refuted the allegations levelled by Gaekwad on Tuesday and senate member Kapil Joshi, who on Monday had submitted a complaint with the anti-corruption bureau."We believe in transparency and we are ready to provide all the details and documents to whichever agency which wants to conduct any kind of inquiry," Vyas said, adding that he has not received any complaint either from Joshi or from Gaekwad."All the decisions be it regarding the implementation of phase two of Wi-Fi project or purchase of computers through government agency or making payments to contractors have been taken after due deliberations and following proper discussions with syndicate members," he said."All the accounts of commerce faculty during my deanship have been audited and there is no financial scam against me," said Vyas, who also refuted the claim that he was asked to resign as dean of commerce."I had tendered my resignation as dean on my own and not because of any scam," he said.

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