4 more pvt varsities to come up in state

Dharamsala, May 19
Chief Minister PK Dhumal has flayed Union Minister Virbhadra Singh for playing politics over the issue of Central University. Talking to The Tribune here today, the CM said on his recent visit to Dehra, Virbhadra Singh had stated that the entire campus of Central University should have been brought up at Dehra.
Ironically, at Dharamsala, the minister opposed the Central University centre at Dehra, Dhumal alleged. He said the statements of Virbhadra Singh illustrated that he was just playing politics over the issue.
He said a decision regarding having two centres of Central University at Dehra and Dharamsala had been taken by the Union Ministry of Human Resources.
If Virbhadra Singh had some problem, he should take it up with the government as he was a Cabinet minister.
Dhumal said the government was trying to bring private universities in Kullu, Mandi, Chamba and Bilaspur district. These were four districts where there was no private university as yet.
The Symboisis education group had shown interest in opening a private university in Bilaspur district. A few other groups had also shown interest in opening private universities in Jogindernagar of Mandi district.
He also said the state government was just acting as a facilitator for private universities. It had not provided any government land for opening the private universities. The people setting up private universities had brought land directly from the owners, he said.
About the statement of Virbhadra that the inquiry by a sitting judge of the High Court would delay the inquiry, he said it was unfortunate that the Union minister did not even have faith in the judicial system of the country. The government has handed over the inquiry to a sitting judge of the High Court to carry out an impartial probe into the matter.
The CM, who was here for LK Advani, left this morning to attend the planning board meeting.