SFI demands that UDF government rid the Kerala Governor of Chancellor power
The Students Federation of India is pressuring the Kerala government to remove the state Governor from his role as Chancellor of state-funded universities. The move follows ongoing political tensions regarding the influence of the central government on higher education.
Why it matters
This reflects a significant constitutional and political struggle over the autonomy of state universities in India.
The Students Federation of India (SFI) has demanded that the United Democratic Front (UDF) government ensure that the Kerala Governor is removed as the Chancellor of State-funded universities.
The previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government had passed the University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which sought to strip the Governor’s powers as Chancellor.
The United Democratic Front (UDF) had shared the LDF’s concern that the current Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) disposition at the Centre would use the Governor’s office to saffronise the higher education sector in Kerala, and agreed, in principle, with the decision to dismantle the gubernatorial office’s Chancellor powers.
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