Freezing of KSOU’s bank accounts: V-C to consult Governor over next course of action

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Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Vice-Chancellor Sharanappa V. Halase said helium volition consult Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot implicit the adjacent people of enactment with respect to the government’s determination to frost the university’s slope accounts.

The Congress government, which was against KSOU “hosting” the three-day league connected Hindutva ideologue Deendayal Upadhyaya titled ‘Ekatma Manav Darshan - Bharat’s Worldview’ connected its premises, had written to the banks to frost the university’s accounts.

The assemblage volition find it hard to wage its employees' salaries and tally day-to-day affairs erstwhile its slope accounts are frozen, said Prof. Halase. “I volition sermon the substance with the Governor and determine connected the adjacent people of action,” helium said.

Prof. Halase, who had clarified to the Department of Higher Education that the league was a “private programme” and KSOU’s relation was constricted to providing the venue connected rent, attended the peculiar plenary league of the league connected Thursday aft welcoming the gathering during the inaugural league connected Wednesday.

On Thursday, Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan addressed a plenary league connected “Beyond the Western Paradigm: Shaping the Future of Higher Education done Bharat’s Worldview” on with M.S. Chaitra, manager of IKSHA and nationalist probe co-ordinator of Prajna Pravah.

Before addressing the plenary session, Mr. Pradhan held an enactment with the academicians attending the league astatine KSOU.

He said the league has brought unneurotic world leaders to deliberate connected the “future trajectory” of higher acquisition successful India with a absorption connected strengthening organization frameworks and world collaboration.

In a station connected X, Mr. Pradhan said the deliberations focused connected advancing higher acquisition done effectual implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. “NEP 2020 emphasises innovation, quality, and accessibility. The discussions highlighted the value of integrating Indian Knowledge Systems into academia portion strengthening India’s expanding planetary acquisition footprint including establishing Indian campuses abroad,” helium said.

Published - March 26, 2026 08:09 p.m. IST

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