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Don’t Know Why Visva-Bharati Trying To Oust Me, Don’t Understand The Politics: Amartya Sen

On Wednesday, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen lashed out at the Visva-Bharati for asking him to hand over a plot he allegedly had been occupying "unauthorisedly" at Santiniketan. Sen claimed he did not understand why Visva-Bharati suddenly became "so active" in trying to evict him.

Don’t Know Why Visva-Bharati Trying To Oust Me, Don’t Understand The Politics: Amartya Sen
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Lashing out at the Visva-Bharati for asking him to hand over parts of a plot he was allegedly occupying “unauthorisedly” at Santiniketan, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Wednesday said he does not understand why the central university suddenly has become "so active" in trying to drive him out of that place.
바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
A day after getting a letter from the varsity in this regard, he also said he does not understand “the politics” behind the move.
바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
The noted economist asserted that most of the land he is holding in the Santiniketan campus was purchased from the market by his father while some other plots were taken on lease.
바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
"I could not see any subtlety in their (university authorities') thinking. There is confusion in their mind and I do not know what to say. I also do not understand the politics behind this attitude of Visva-Bharati university," Sen told PTI.
바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
Stating that he was "very much irritated" by the matter, the economist said if the varsity thinks that the land belongs to it, the authorities should move court and he would give his reply there.
바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
"This is my residence which was built on leased land from Visva-Bharati in the 1940s. The land was leased out to us for 100 years. Some of the lands were also bought by my father from the market following all rules and regulations. There was no danger of overstaying," he said.
바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
The economist, who lives in the USA, said that the plots were purchased from the Zamindars of nearby Surul and the necessary documents regarding the deal were submitted to the government authorities.
바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
"I do not see any reason to waste my time on this matter. It's very difficult to understand why Visva-Bharati has suddenly become active in trying to drive me out," said Sen who is currently in Santiniketan.
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Visva Bharati on Tuesday asked Sen to hand over parts of a plot of land in Santiniketan, claiming that he has been occupying the portion in an unauthorised manner.
바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
A letter signed by the deputy registrar of the university to Sen said, "It has been found from records and physical survey/demarcation that you are in unauthorised occupation of 13 decimals of land belonging to Visva Bharati...".
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There have been allegations from certain quarters that the university라이브 바카라 actions may be politically motivated given the fact that Sen has been critical of many central government policies.
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In a recent interview with PTI, the 90-year-old economist had said, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee can be the Prime Minister but it has not yet been established that she "can pull the forces of public dismay against the BJP in an integrated way to make it possible for her to have the leadership to put an end to the fractionalisation in India."
바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
In January 2021, Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty accused Sen's family of being in illegal possession of the land on the campus.
바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
The university had also asked the West Bengal government to measure the plot owned by Sen at Santiniketan as soon as possible to permanently resolve the dispute.
바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
In reaction, the economist had written to the varsity demanding that it withdraw the allegation and claimed that the accusations are a crude attempt at harassment.
바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트 바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
Earlier that year, Sen had sent a legal notice to the VC asking him to withdraw the "false" allegation.

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