‘Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen has occupied land illegally,’ Visva Bharati University alleges

Amartya Sen, an economist and the Nobel laureate who may be typically seen batting for the corrupt leftist governments of India, is allegedly an unlawful occupier at Visva Bharati University (VBU) in Santiniketan, West Bengal. The authorities of VBU wrote to the West Bengal authorities and alleged that there are dozens of unlawful occupiers within the college, together with Nobel laureate Amartya Sen.According to Visva Bharati University property workplace, the college lately ready a listing of unlawful occupants who’ve occupied extra land within the college than initially allotted to them by the college administration. Amartya Sen has occupied 13 decimals additional land than 125 decimals of land initially allotted to his maternal grandfather Kshitimohan Sen. Currently the home, named Pratichi, is owned by Amartya Sen, and he in addition to his members of the family recurrently go to the college dwelling.Amartya Sen, as a substitute of replying to prices of unlawful occupation, stated that there’s a massive hole between the Santiniketan tradition and that of University Vice-chancellor, simply because the VC challenged his unlawful grabbing of the college land. “Having been born and brought up in Santiniketan, I could comment on the big gap between Santiniketan culture and that of the VC, empowered as he is by the central government in Delhi, with its growing control over Bengal. I would prefer to use Indian laws as they exist,” stated Sen. He additional stated, “We are being told by Visva-Bharati University that its Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty is busy arranging the ‘eviction of unauthorised occupation’ of leased land on the campus and that I have also been named in the ‘list of occupants’, even though Visva Bharati has never complained about any irregularity of landholding to us.”“The Visva Bharati land on which our house is situated is entirely on a long-term lease, which is nowhere near its expiry. Some additional land was bought by my father as freehold and registered in land records under Mouja Surul.”Subramanian Swamy, senior BJP chief and former Economics professor at Harvard, demanded inquiry on land grabbing case on college plots. “Amartya Sen, caught by Vishva Bharati VC on grabbing University’s land plots, instead of coming clean on it, has made uncharitable remarks against the Vice-Chancellor. Sen even demanded that land allotted to his father should be transferred to him in his name!! Inquiry is needed,” stated Swamy. Previously it was reported that Amartya Sen was even concerned in extreme corruption throughout administration of Nalanda University. Times of India journalist, Bharti Jain, had made stunning claims in regards to the administration of Nalanda University and the utilization of funds. In her tweet, she had alleged:“Two more faculties were appointed, honorary, Daman Singh & Amrit Singh. Middle & youngest daughters of Manmohan Singh. They stayed in USA while drawing salary.”Two extra schools had been appointed, honorary, Daman Singh & Amrit Singh. Middle & youngest daughters of Manmohan Singh..They stayed in USA whereas drawing wage— Bharti Jain (@bhartijainTOI) April 28, 2019Further investigation has revealed that the controversy will not be solely restricted to the appointment of members of the family of ex-PM Manmohan Singh and Amartya Sen however in accordance with an audit report by CAG, a number of incidents point out lodging and perpetuation of advantages to sure people.A correct investigation must be carried out in opposition to Amartya Sen within the Nalanda University case in addition to the Visva Bharati University case. It appears that the scholar has used his esteemed place within the left-liberal intelligentsia for misappropriation of public land public cash.