Interim Election Government Chairman Khil Raj Regmi, who is the chancellor of the Tribhuvan University, on Tuesday directed the TU vice-chancellor to render Dr Sashi Sharma’s appointment as the dean of Institute of Medicine ineffective.

Chairman Regmi has written to the VC, directing him to make the Executive Council’s decision to appoint the dean ineffective, read a statement issued by Prime Minister’s Office Secretary Rajuman Singh Malla on Tuesday. Regmi asked the VC to apprise him of the developments within 24 hours.

The instruction of Pro-chancellor and Education Minister Madhav Poudel to TU office bearers to solve the row amicably was not implemented.

Before issuing the statement on Tuesday, Chairman Regmi held a meeting with some ministers, the chief secretary and secretaries on the TUTH problem.

During the meeting, Regmi sought their views whether to sack Dr Sharma. Some ministers urged him to seek a middle path in view of possible legal complications.

Sources said Dr Sharma sent a message to Minister Poudel that he wanted a graceful exit or a transfer so that he could work with his TUTH colleagues in future.

source: the kathmandu post,21 jan 2014