Panjab University Students Vow Continued Protest as Centre Puts Senate Reforms ‘On Hold’
Aashi Shekhar | 06 November 2025 | Hindustan Times
Students at Panjab University (PU) announced they will continue their strike against the proposed Senate reforms, even as the varsity rolled back the controversial admission affidavit. Calling for political and social support from across Punjab, they plan to enforce a complete shutdown of the university by blocking all gates and staging a sit-in protest.
On Tuesday, when the first notification by the Union Ministry of Education was announced, PUCSC president Gaurav Veer Sohal took to Instagram to inform the university community that the Centre had revoked the October 28 notification restructuring the Senate. His announcement briefly sparked relief among protesting students, who had been on strike for several days. However, the sense of celebration was short-lived…