Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Puducherry unit on Tuesday urged the Lieutenant Governor not to give his nod to the decision of cabinet according approval to three private medical colleges to become private universities.
DMK organiser (south) R.Siva said the government has been reduced to pleading for a few seats from private medical colleges for the admission under the government quota.
Out of control
Four out of seven already were out of government control after they obtained deemed university status. Now if the remaining three colleges are given private university status, they would also go out of the control.
Mr. Siva said the Chief Minister N.Rangasamy had let down the student community by taking a decision to accord approval to the private medical colleges to become private universities.
Utter disregard
“Even after a minister at cabinet meeting pointed out that the decision was against the interests of the student community, Mr. Rangasamy went ahead with decision in utter disregard to the welfare of student community,” said Mr.Siva.
50 per cent seats
The DMK leader also charged that the government failed to obtain 50 per cent of seats from private medical colleges as promised earlier and failed to take any step post graduate medical seats.
He also added the government miserably failed to control the private medical institutions who have been collecting exorbitant fees from parents.
