The Centre’s bid to modify the composition of the university’s two decision-making bodies from elected bodies to nominated ones has sparked an unprecedented student protest on campus.
Heavy police deployment on campus even after Centre withdrew order to downsize PU Senate and Syndicate as students press govt to announce schedule for Senate elections.
BJP’s Vineet Joshi claims party’s Punjab chief Ashwani Sharma was in Delhi for two days to get earlier notification rescinded. ‘Decision was put in abeyance. Have no idea how that happened.’
According to senior government officials, decision taken at a meeting between Panjab University student representatives and Union Ministry of Education officials held Wednesday.
With PU's top decision-making Syndicate to function without elections, it marks control of Centre over 142-year-old university. The Senate’s strength is down from 90 to 24 members.
Gaurav Veer Sohal, a research scholar from University Institute of Legal Studies, defeated his closest competitor comfortably to win president’s seat for the first time for ABVP.
91-member senate is apex governing body of 142-year-old university, and term of its members ended on 31 October. Fresh elections have not been announced, sparking speculation.
Vice-President Dhankhar's office has accepted V-C's resignation. Scathing allegations made by senior BJP leader & ASG Satya Pal Jain and university's teachers' association PUTA.
If elections happen in Bangladesh next year with the Awami League’s participation, there is every possibility of a sudden surprise around the bend. One can only hope it would not be bloody.
Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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