GTEC orders tertiary leaders to quit party executive roles or leave public office

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed public officers in tertiary educational institutions who hold both public office and political party executive positions to resign from their political party roles or be relieved of their public offices.

The SFI, the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)], stated that its members resisted the arrest when the police barged into the party office at the AKG Bhavan

CPI(M) General Secretary M A Baby termed the incident an "illegal attempt" by Delhi Police to enter the party headquarters to arrest Ghosh and described it as "a dangerous assault on democratic norms".