“There are three to four university professors who are Marathis and have all the credentials of becoming the next registrar. The university should think of them also instead of making the in-charge person permanent because they think he’s the only person who has all the capabilities,” said Sudhakar Tamboli, vice-president of the Maharashtra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena (MNVS). Currently, K Venkatramani is the in-charge registrar of the University of Mumbai.

Elaborating, Tamboli said that instead of merely making the in-charge registrar a permanent one, MNVS is demanding that the university follow necessary guidelines in a transparent manner.

“They (university) should officially conduct interviews and then decide who should be the next registrar. If the professors we are talking about are not found to be capable, then we don’t have a problem. But at least follow the required protocol,” he said.

Tamboli further said that the registrar should be someone who can understand students’ problems. Emphasising that their primary contention is that rules must be “adhered to”, Tamboli said that the university has given them an assurance. Otherwise, the “MNVS will protest against it,” he said.

Meanwhile, university Vice-Chancellor Vijay Khole said that he met with MNVS representatives and explained to them that filling up of posts is “never a pre-decided process”.