Goa Varsity Officials Angered over Rahul, Youth Cong Meeting in Conference Hall

Goa University officials have criticized Pradesh Youth Congress Committee for a meeting of AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi and Youth Congress members in varsity’s administrative building, reported PTI.

“It’s total inappropriate use of permission given by Goa University,” Registrar Mohan Sangodkar was quoted as saying on Wednesday evening.

The university officials were infuriated with Goa Pradesh Youth Congress Committee’s (GPYCC) meeting with Gandhi in the conference hall, allotted to them as a stand-by arrangement, said report.

Gandhi, who is in-charge of Youth Congress and the party’s student wing NSUI, had on Tuesday addressed 1,500 students at the university ground and later met Youth Congress activists in the varsity’s conference hall.

“Whenever VVIPs come, a safe place is arranged for emergency purpose or if they want to hold some confidential discussions,” Sangodkar was quoted as saying.

“Since they (Youth Congress) approached us with the request for the room, we said okay. But nobody knew that it would be used for the type of (political) meeting, which was held in it,” the Registrar was quoted as saying.

He said that the varsity had noticed the inappropriate use of its premises and the matter would be brought with the authorities.

“The university has its own hierarchy. It has its own body to take action… we will place the matter before them.”