He stated many of the land he’s holding in Santiniketan was bought by his father. (File)
Kolkata:
Lashing out on the Visva-Bharati for asking him at hand over elements of a plot he was allegedly occupying “unauthorisedly” at Santiniketan, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Wednesday stated he doesn’t perceive why the central college all of a sudden has develop into “so lively” in attempting to drive him out of that place.
A day after getting a letter from the varsity on this regard, he additionally stated he doesn’t perceive “the politics” behind the transfer.
The famous economist asserted that many of the land he’s holding in Santiniketan was bought from the market by his father within the Nineteen Forties whereas another plots had been taken on lease.
“I couldn’t see any subtlety of their (college authorities’) considering. I additionally don’t perceive the politics behind this perspective of Visva-Bharati College,” he stated.
“That is my residence which was constructed on leased land from Visva-Bharati within the Nineteen Forties. The land was leased out to us for 100 years. Among the land was additionally purchased by my father from the market following all guidelines and rules. There was no hazard of overstaying,” Prof Sen advised PTI.
The economist stated that the plots had been bought from the Zamindars of close by Surul and the mandatory paperwork concerning the deal had been submitted to the (authorities) authorities.
“I don’t see any purpose to waste my time on this matter. It’s extremely obscure why Visva-Bharati has all of a sudden develop into lively in attempting to drive me out,” he stated.
Visva Bharati on Tuesday requested Amartya Sen at hand over elements of a plot of land in Santiniketan, claiming that he has been occupying the portion in an unauthorised method.
A letter signed by the deputy registrar of the college to Amartya Sen stated, “It has been discovered from data and bodily survey/demarcation that you’re in unauthorised occupation of 13 decimals of land belonging to Visva Bharati.”
In January 2021, Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty had accused Amartya Sen’s household of being in unlawful possession of land on the campus.
There have been allegations from sure quarters that the college’s actions could also be politically motivated given the truth that Sen has been essential of many central authorities insurance policies.
(Apart from the headline, this story has not been edited by String Reveals employees and is printed from a syndicated feed.)
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