By Syeda Shabana Parveen
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India]Nov 9 (ANI): Amid controversy over alleged tampering of the heritage building structure of Rabindra Bharati University located at Jorasakho in north Kolkata, university vice-chancellor Sabyasachi Basu Roy on Wednesday said that no administrative approval was given for an amendment. The room inside the heritage building.
It is alleged that a part of the heritage building has been renovated and paintings of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee have been made. The matter has reached the Calcutta High Court where the court has directed the West Bengal government not to tamper with the structure of the heritage building.
The Calcutta High Court has stayed the demolition of the heritage building of the Jorasanko campus of Rabindra Bharati University. The Divisional Bench of the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court said that the state government will be held accountable if the work continues despite the order.
Speaking to ANI, Rabindra Bharati University Vice-Chancellor Sabyasachi Basu Roy said, “We are aware of it. For the past few months, pressure was being built up and some people tried to forcibly enter the campus. We informed the Chief Minister and the Education Minister but no solution has been found so far.”
The VC further said, ‘I am not ready to speak politically but those who have done so said that they are from the ruling party. The room is part of the heritage. No administrative approval was obtained prior to the renewal. ,
The BJP alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress was tampering with the heritage of Bengal.
Condemning the activities, BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar said, “Rabindranath Tagore is the soul and pride of Bengal. It is a heritage building. We are not surprised as TMC feels that entire Bengal is their property.
Meanwhile, local TMC MLA Vivek Gupta was not available for comments. (ANI)
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