Rajbiraj, November 13

Chairperson of the parliamentary Women, Children, Elderly Citizen and Social Welfare Council Committee Ranju Kumari Thakur today said she was ‘shocked’ at the sorry state of Mahendra Bindeshwori Multiple Campus in Rajbiraj, Saptari.

Thakur is an alumni of the campus. She studied there from 1985 to 1992.

The campus was established in 1955, two years before the establishment of the country’s oldest university Tribhuvan University.

“The library is poor, the toilets are filthy, garbage is mismanaged, and there has been massive decline in student enrollment,” said Thakur.

A seven-member sub-committee of the committee formed to study the problems prevailing in higher education reached Rajbiraj to inspect the campus today.

Coordinator of the sub-committee Ganesh Man Gurung and members Nisha Sah, Teju Lal Chaudhary, Anandi Panta, Ram Hari Subedi, Kanchha Dulal and Thakur visited the campus.

After an interaction with campus Chief Sarbeshchandra Mishra, Committee Chairperson Thakur stressed the need of special initiatives on behalf of the campus for immediate reforms.

Meanwhile, campus Chief Mishra complained of financial difficulties. The campus owns more than 117 bigaha land.