Protest over appointment of new Economics HOD
Jaipur: An order issued by the Vice-Chancellor of Rajasthan University Rajeev Jain has become a topic of hot discussion. Jain has issued the order to appoint Sociology Professor SL Sharma as the Head of the Economics department.
As soon as the order was issued, many professors of the university came out in protest.
The objection is that when there are many capable professors in the department of Economics then why Professor SL Sharma, who comes from the Department of Sociology, was made HoD of the Economics department?
At present, SL Sharma is the Principal of Rajasthan College, Dean of the Sociology department, & a member of over 50 committees. Even after so many responsibilities, giving another responsibility by the Vice Chancellor of Rajasthan University is being questioned. This is not the first such issue in Rajasthan University when the Vice Chancellor issued an order while bypassing the rules for his desired and favorite professor.
Earlier, Professor Rameshwar Jat was the HoD of the Economics Department but due to the arbitrariness of the Vice-Chancellor, Sharma was appointed as the HoD.
