Patna-based Maulana Mazharul Haq Arabic and Persian University ‘whistleblower’ vice-chancellor (V-C) Prof Md Qudus, who triggered a storm by levelling serious charges of financial irregularities against his predecessor and Lalit Narayan Mithila Darbhanga University V-C SP Singh earlier this month, resigned on Monday, citing “personal and unavoidable” reason. There was no word from the Raj Bhawan if his resignation had been accepted.
Qudus had written directly to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar about the irregularities prior to his joining in the award of tender for answer books and security guards and alleged the role of Singh, who was holding the additional charge of MMHAPU. Singh later served him 5.10 crore defamation notice and Qudus said that he had already sent its reply and “the outrage against Singh, wherever he has served, was a testimony to his style of functioning”.
Qudus also had to face rebuke from the MMHAPU syndicate, the highest statutory body, last week when it approved the payment to all the university staff, including those outsourced, like before and termed their appointment as per rules. The inquiry ordered by him also could not start as three of the five members of the inquiry committee refused to be part of it. The V-C had alleged irregularities in the outsourcing of staff also in his letter.
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