Kolkata: After sending two missives to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen for allegedly occupying parts of land leased to his family in an “unauthorised manner”, Visva-Bharati University on Thursday said it will conduct a joint survey of the land along with the economist’s side.
In a statement, the university sought a suitable date and time from Sen for the exercise.
“With reference to our earlier letters, this is to inform you that the university wants to survey/demarcate jointly the land mutated in your favour for the residual period of lease as per lease deal executed on October 27, 1943 vide resolution no 8 dated September 3, 2006 of the executive council of Visva Bharati and communicated to you on October 31, 2006,” the letter said.
The varsity, in the letter, said the joint survey will be conducted on at least two days, and sought to know a suitable date and time from Sen.
One of the previous letters issued by the university to Sen on January 27 stated, “You are in possession of 1.38 acre of land which is in excess of your legal entitlement of 1.25 acre. Kindly return the land to Visva Bharati as early as possible “
On January 24, the central university had issued a similar letter to Sen.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee last week came out in support of the economist and handed over land-related documents to the octogenarian during a visit to Birbhum.
